What does "snared" mean?

simple past and past participle of snare

What is a synonym for "snared"?

Common synonyms include: captured, catch, caught, deceived, embroil, ensnare.

Snared

verb

verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of snare form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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captured catch caught deceived embroil ensnare

Antonyms

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extricate free liberate liberated

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"His arts gave credence, and forced tears withal / snared us, whom Diomede, nor Achilles dire, / nor thousand ships subdued, nor ten years' war could tire."

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