SNARED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

snared

verb

past tense of snare

as in trapped

to catch or hold as if in a net easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye

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as in grabbed

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly campers trying to snare brook trout for supper

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Recent Examples of snared Already the film has snared more than $50 million in presales, Disney said Wednesday during the Goldman Sachs’ Communcacopia + Technology conference. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 With two outs and the bases loaded, Francisco Lindor snared a line drive by David Hamilton to keep the game tied. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 Oswalt reached to his right and snared the comebacker, securing the last out of his perfect game. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Court records detail the expansive cocaine trafficking ring that snared two Penn State University fraternities and led to charges against 14 people. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 But first, dropping back from a low zone along the right sideline, Pettus snared a deep pass intended for Mack Hollins amid a crowd of players. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 Starting the game with a miss on a rare 3-point attempt, Reed recovered with an early block on a layup attempt from Trevor Keels and snared seven rebounds, three on the offensive end, in an 88-87 loss to the Miami Heat. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026 Retirees and near-retirees are the taxpayers snared most often by the Stealth Taxes. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Telemundo snared those rights away from Univision in 2023. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 May 2026

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Key indicators that your current setup is failing include noticeable air currents that can be felt from across the room, as well as condensation or moisture trapped between the glass panes.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
This is a person who’s really isolated herself, who has run from love, who has thought of love as a trap, and who has done everything in her power not to be trapped.

— Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of trapped

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Ross also grabbed the woman by her ponytail and slammed her against the wall, causing injuries to her face and lip, according to the report.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Israel, Iranian analysts have noted, grabbed territory in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Syria after October 7 and argued that doing so was essential for its security.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

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With Indiana holding a 90-79 lead late in the final period, Wilson got tangled up on the hardwood with Fever guard Sophie Cunningham following a physical foul.

— Alejandro Avila , Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Pawlikowski’s mother and father, also named Zula and Wiktor, whose unmanageable love had kept them tangled and disentangled for decades, took their own lives in 1989, as the Cold War that had cast its chill upon their time was beginning to thaw.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of tangled

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All five men who were arrested after authorities said they were caught approaching the base in three vans shortly after midnight Sunday have been released on bail but remain under investigation.

— Greg Miller, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Mosley, who caught 13 passes for 255 yards and four touchdowns in his first three collegiate games, has missed USC’s past two games.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of caught

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But the incumbent faces a tough battle because of an affordability crisis and a corruption scandal that ensnared the same justice who led the investigation into Bolsonaro.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Partners cannot tell which agreements will be ensnared in the next scandal, which encourages them to hedge.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ensnared

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Shawn marched over to him, snatched up the remote control, and turned the television off.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
In a move toward designer luxury, Marquee bought Roberto Cavalli and WHP snatched up Marc Jacobs in partnership with G-III Apparel Group.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of snatched

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Almost every house was then surrounded by adjacent empty lots that had been seized to ensure that no one else would build.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
After spending over a decade pushing pop forward from its periphery, Charli xcx seized the zeitgeist in 2024 with Brat.

— Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of seized

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Katie Kirby has created an unforgettable character whose humour, vulnerability, and optimism have captured the hearts of readers around the world.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Some lines were even captured while Minnelli was in a car, to be rerecorded later.

— Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

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