ENMESH Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

enmesh

verb

in-ˈmesh

variants also immesh

Definition of enmesh

as in to trap

to catch or hold as if in a net soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention

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Recent Examples of enmesh Richie completely enmeshes the success of the restaurant with his personal identity and happiness. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026 Nevertheless, Christianity was enmeshed in public life. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 Stocks of companies enmeshed in the artificial-intelligence industry also jumped. — ABC News, 14 June 2026 The decision ended up being quite fortuitous, causing a stir online and enmeshing Sun Day Red’s influence even deeper in athletic circles. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for enmesh

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This year, heavensouls dropped westside trapped, a showcase of plundersymphonic finesse and a tribute to Nigerian beats.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
The 18-story building collapsed Friday in a busy commercial street of the capital Nairobi, trapping construction workers and people reportedly inside shops on the ground and basement floors that had been illegally occupied.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of trap

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Public aid researchers have said that when caretakers get tangled in paperwork, children can lose coverage.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Patrick, who was injured when his cleats became tangled in TV cords, had to first seek redress through a grievance procedure before being able to pursue a lawsuit.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangle

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One fascination of this brave book—brave in its disclosures but more so in its demands, its spiritual rigor, and its ardent intellectualism—lies in watching the eloquent, intelligent sufferer steadily entrapping herself.

— James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
How else could that show have ended, the way people were being entrapped, and, certainly, with the dubious legality of it all?

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of entrap

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The restriction has also ensnared the country’s interceptors to stop Russia’s drones, causing Ukraine to warn that the Starshield throttling risks civilian lives.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Even leftist lawmakers support to some of those ideas in the wake of a corruption scandal that ensnared the court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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