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Antonyms for ensnared


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-snair
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈsnɛər



Definition of ensnared

Origin :
  • 1570s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + snare (n.). Related: Ensnared; ensnaring.
  • verb trap
Example sentences :
  • What right has she to say that I ensnared Madeline's affection and all that rot?
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • I was ensnared by her beauty, and hadn't sense enough to see the danger.
  • Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • He skipped merrily off and soon had ensnared a large white owl.
  • Extract from : « Short Sketches from Oldest America » by John Driggs
  • By her witcheries, I tell you, has ensnared him so that now he swears that he will wed her.
  • Extract from : « Elissa » by H. Rider Haggard
  • And it is the very lawfulness of these indulgences which has ensnared him.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The First Epistle to the Corinthians » by Marcus Dods
  • Uncle Penrose cannot have ensnared him with his odious talk about money?
  • Extract from : « Madonna Mary » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • We were closely pushed and in peril when they ensnared the trireme with their sand.
  • Extract from : « Ulric the Jarl » by William O. Stoddard
  • Your carriage flattered his vanity; your person would have ensnared his heart.
  • Extract from : « The Duchesse de Langeais » by Honore de Balzac
  • The girl had been duped and ensnared by the creature's wiles.
  • Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey
  • Instead of triumphing over the earthly, they are ensnared and enslaved.
  • Extract from : « Judges and Ruth » by Robert A. Watson

Synonyms for ensnared

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