SNARES Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

snares 1 of 2

noun

plural of snare

as in traps

a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise you fell for my clever snare, you fool!

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as in tangles

something that catches and holds someday you'll find that your lies are a snare from which you can't escape

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snares

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snare

as in nets

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 grabs

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

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Noun

In other parts of the state, hoop nets and crab snares may be used. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025 Further down the street, a troupe of drummers held court with a mix of snares and bass. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 His blood sloshed through the device’s tiny channels and pressed against its protein snares. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026 The team gathered their marten data via 285 hair snares (made from PVC pipe) and 135 cameras. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026 In the video, backed by champagne synths and hopscotching snares, a tuxedoed Jaeychino strolls the beach in Margiela sneakers, his jacket flapping in the wind as seafoam washes ashore. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026 Its graphic clarity teems with ornament and glitter, visual intoxications that signal delusions and snares. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026 Conservationists-in-the-making can join hands-on efforts like removing poacher snares, clearing invasive plants, or collecting data on endangered species. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026 The team used non-invasive survey tools, including 285 hair snares and 135 remote cameras, to collect the information from a 150-square-mile area, the institute said. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026

Verb

Maybe Deandre Ayton snares his first signature Lakers moment. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025 The hallmarks of the Navy Blue sound are present—barely-there snares keeping time in the distance, string samples melting into reflective puddles, overtones from resonant piano lines. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026 Hair snares use tape and wire to collect DNA and other data by collecting a sample of wild animal hair when creatures pass by, according to Popular Science. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026

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Noun

The heat wave is making a bad air-quality situation worse as a high-pressure system traps soot and fine particles close to the ground instead of dispersing them.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
How Often To Clean A Jute Rug The textured weave of a jute rug traps sand, dirt, and dust.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

Definition of traps

Noun

This Levoit vacuum just dropped under $200, and its impressive ability to pick up hair without any tangles is a pet owner’s dream.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
Tuohy found that only our top overall robovac pick, the Matic, did a better job on hard surfaces, while the Saros 20’s DuoDivide brush is designed to resist hair tangles, reducing the amount of maintenance required.

— Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 June 2026

Definition of tangles

Noun

By his spiritual discernment, the prophet Elisha was repeatedly able to warn the king of Israel about ambushes planned by the king of Syria.

— Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
Cuba also maintains elite forces trained for counter-special-operations missions, guerrilla warfare, ambushes, sabotage and close protection of senior leaders.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

Definition of ambushes

Noun

Zelizer said Trump’s financial entanglements might be the most monarchical part of his administration.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
The Republic’s first decades were shaped by the rivalry between the British and French empires, and George Washington used his farewell address to warn his countrymen against permanent foreign entanglements.

— Ian Bremmer, Time, 25 June 2026

Definition of entanglements

Verb

Kessler catches an empty side screen involving Anfernee Simons and calmly plays in drop, backpedals smoothly, slides laterally for a stride, opens his hips and tricks Simons to shoot before swatting it away with his left hand.

— Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Any successful catches need to be killed humanely following strict state guidelines, as well as accurately documented.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of catches

Noun

As her daughter sweeps away the last piles of sand, 54-year-old Nuru Mohammed directs women hanging fishing nets to serve as décor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Deploying nets and traps from armored breakwalls and along shoreline boulders, their efforts weren't successful in 2024.

— Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of nets

Verb

In the midst of handing the job over to his son, even as Diego is making a speech about water supplies, hygiene and education, Don Alejandro snatches it back to cheers, clutches his heart and dies.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
These picks start at $11 and range from a one-piece swimsuit that snatches your waist to an everyday pair of wide-leg jeans and this summer-friendly tank top.

— Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

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