entrapped

VERB

capture, involve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enmesh ensnare entangle entice implicate seduce

STRONG

allure bag beguile catch decoy embroil hook inveigle lure net snare tempt trap trick

WEAK

benet box in lay for lead on reel in rope in set up suck in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclude turn off

STRONG

discourage disenchant disgust dissuade free let go lose release repulse

WEAK

clear disentangle liberate

Example Sentences

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Entrapped by his own posturing and hubris, he caves.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2022

This fiendish clever engineer Entrapped the music of the sphere.

From Scientific American • Mar. 28, 2011

Entrapped or not, Williams certainly took their advice on how to treat a sheik.

From Time Magazine Archive

Entrapped, Gould realized that something had to be done, and done quickly, if he were to escape complete ruin, holding as he did the large amount of gold that he had bought at steep prices.

From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Myers, Gustavus

Entrapped into a reply by the classic sound, I unwittingly exclaimed “Malista—Verily I am.”

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various