Enmesh

//ɛnˈmɛʃ//

Synonyms for "enmesh" (90 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Verb(2 words)

absorb allure bag bait the hook birdlime burden catch catch out catch up in concern cramp cripple cumber decoy draw in embarrass

Strong matches (27)

embrangle encumber engage ensnare ensnarl entangle entoil entrammel entrap entwine enweb fetter foul gin hamper hamstring handicap harpoon hobble hook

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hook in impede implicate

Verb(4 words)

ensnare entangle foul implicate

Related words (45)

Verb(8 words)

imply involve mat mesh ravel snarl tangle untangle

interest inveigle involve lame land lasso lime lumber lure mesh mire nail net noose press down rope sack saddle with shackle snag

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snare snarl sniggle spear spread the toils suck in suck into take tangle tangle up with toil trammel trap trip twine weigh down wind

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

entangle mat snarl tangle

Related terms

1 entries

inmesh

derived

1 entries

enmeshment

derived from

1 entries

mesh

manner of

1 entries

entangle

related to

8 entries

difficulty extrication inmesh interweave involve mesh net tangle

Translations

28 translations across 6 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

впримчвам verb (To mesh; to tangle or interweave)
уплитам verb (To involve in such complications)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

陷入（困境） verb (To involve in difficulties)

Dutch

4 entries

betrokken zijn verb (To involve in difficulties)
vangen verb (To mesh; to tangle or interweave)
verstrikken verb (To involve in such complications)
verweven verb (To mesh; to tangle or interweave)

French

4 entries

captiver verb (To mesh; to tangle or interweave)
emberlificoter verb (To involve in such complications)
empêtrer verb (To involve in such complications)
englober verb (To involve in difficulties)

Occitan

4 entries

empedegar verb (To involve in such complications)
empedegar verb (To involve in difficulties)
empetegar verb (To involve in such complications)
enrambolhar verb (To involve in such complications)

Spanish

3 entries

enmarañar verb (To involve in such complications)
enredar verb (To mesh; to tangle or interweave)
enredar verb (To involve in difficulties)

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

They take their time sizing each other up since they both know their motives might not be entirely honest. Tentatively they find warmth and companionship in each other. However, before long, they get enmeshed in Hale’s diabolical schemes.

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