Antonyms for snare

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : snair

Phonetic Transcription : snɛər

Definition of snare

Origin : "noose for catching animals," late Old English, from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse snara "noose, snare," related to soenri "twisted rope," from Proto-Germanic *snarkho (cf. Middle Dutch snare, Dutch snaar, Old High German snare, German Schnur "noose, cord," Old English snear "a string, cord"). Figuratively from c.1300.

noun trap
verb catch, trap

Example sentences :

You are, indeed, fortunate in having escaped from the snare he laid for you.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

And when he saw I was not to be led, he endeavoured to drive me into the snare.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, Complete » by Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz

Which does not mean, however, that they are far from the snare.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

It is a snare in which souls of average virtue often become entangled.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

Let not his natural affections be as the snare of the fowler unto his feet.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Is this yere a snare you're settin' for this innocent child?
Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis

All life was corrupt, he had been taught; art was corrupt, a snare, a delusion.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

He pushed boldly on into the narrow streets, which received him like a trap or a snare.
Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott

So what does this awful villain do but lay a snare for them.
Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

I saw the snare, and my self-respect prevented my being caught in it.
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Synonyms for snare

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