ensnared

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /-ˈsner/
- /ɪnˈsneər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /-ˈsner/

Definition of ensnared word

noun ensnared Simple past tense and past participle of ensnare. 1

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Parts of speech for Ensnared

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ensnared

ensnared popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for ensnared

adjective ensnared

captive — A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
trapped — traps, Informal. personal belongings; baggage.
under lock and key — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.

All 3 Synonyms of ensnared

Antonyms for ensnared

verb ensnared

disentangled — Simple past tense and past participle of disentangle.
freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
disgusted — to cause loathing or nausea in.

All 8 Antonyms of ensnared