as in bound
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
as in tangled
to catch or hold as if in a net
an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapped
Adjective
-
Franke’s plea agreement further disclosed that her son was frequently kept bound, while her nine-year-old daughter was forced to perform manual labor outside in the scorching heat without water or shoes.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025 -
The extreme gravitational forces in this interaction sent one star hurtling into space while the other remained bound to the black hole.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Multiple officers grabbed Kerley and attempted to take him to the ground.—
Zach Powell,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
-
On their way out the door, Kinch grabbed the pistol and placed it in the console of his truck.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
But here’s the thing: the executive order leaves out key facts about America’s history, like how the Founding Fathers enshrined slavery in the Constitution and declared enslaved people to be three-fifths of a person.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
31 Mar. 2025
-
But the pair had for years transferred cash, real estate, and other property, including six enslaved people, to Eulalie’s name.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
On a different topic but related tangent, even lawyers have gotten caught off-guard by overly relying on AI to provide legal expertise when the AI was completely mistaken, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
-
One of the beneficiaries was Purdy’s favorite target, George Kittle, who caught all eight passes that went his way and finished with 112 receiving yards.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
The move by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to forgo a formal recommendation paves the way for President Biden to terminate a $14 billion transaction that became ensnared in election-year politics.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
-
His former second-in-command, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted last week, and several other members of the administration, nearly all of whom have since left the administration, have also been ensnared in investigations.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
Photos captured the couple cozying up to one another as Chalamet celebrated the launch of his latest movie.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
31 Dec. 2024
-
When he was captured, the suspect had a lighter in his pocket.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
The ship could be a ferry, a tug, or other coastal vessel traveling within a very confined area.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2017
-
And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Adebayo did not force his offense, in a game where there was little for the Heat to have to counter in the middle, but then seized control with his scoring late.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
-
Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Trapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapped. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share