Synonyms for ensnare
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Entrap — to entrap; to catch in a snare or trap
entrap, trap, snare, seduce, catch, betray, hook, net, decoy, allure, trammel, lure, entice, inveigle dated
2. Entangle — to entangle; to enmesh
entangle, tangle, snarl, foul, ravel, enmesh, ensnarl, implicate dated, imply dated
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
- v. 2
To entangle; to enmesh.
Related words
- Other spellings
- insnare
Forms
- Past participle
- ensnared
e.g. ensnared → entrapped, trapped, snared, seduced…
Example sentences
- trap I think it is cruel to trap animals for fur coats.
- snare I have been living like a wolf trapped in a snare.
- seduce Robert tried to seduce Martha, but she rejected him.
- entrap The cops were trying to entrap Tom.
- tangle I wish I could tangle your hair into beautiful braids.
By length
- 3 letters
- net1
- 4 letters
- hook1, trap1, foul1, lure1
- 5 letters
- catch1, frame1, imply2, snare1, decoy2, ravel2, snarl1
- 6 letters
- betray2, seduce2, allure2, entice2, tangle2, entrap2, enmesh2
- 7 letters
- trammel2, ensnarl2
- 8 letters
- entangle3, inveigle
- 9 letters
- implicate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (imply2 = 2 syllables).