Synonyms for snare
snɛərsnare

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1. snarenoun

   Synonyms:
   net, trap, gin, noose, device, springe

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. trap, snarenoun

   something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

   "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"

   Synonyms:
   gin, sand trap, cakehole, bunker, snare drum, hole, yap, lying in wait, ambuscade, trap, gob, side drum, ambush, noose, maw

2. snare drum, snare, side drumnoun

   a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

   Synonyms:
   trap, gin, noose, side drum, snare drum

3. snarenoun

   a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities

   Synonyms:
   side drum, gin, noose, trap, snare drum

4. snarenoun

   strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

   Synonyms:
   side drum, gin, noose, trap, snare drum

5. snare, gin, nooseverb

   a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

   Synonyms:
   trap, gin rummy, noose, running noose, cotton gin, snare drum, slip noose, side drum, gin, knock rummy

6. trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammelverb

   catch in or as if in a trap

   "The men trap foxes"

   Synonyms:
   ensnare, restrict, pin, trammel, restrain, frame, set up, bound, hook, throttle, immobilize, entrap, immobilise, confine, trap, limit, pin down

7. hook, snareverb

   entice and trap

   "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"

   Synonyms:
   thieve, cop, hook, nobble, cabbage, trap, rob, accost, overcharge, trammel, snitch, lift, surcharge, crochet, soak, abstract, sneak, pilfer, filch, gazump, solicit, purloin, snarf, ensnare, plume, pluck, pinch, swipe, knock off, addict, entrap, glom, fleece

Matched Categories

1. • Design
   • Drum
   • Entice
   • String
   • Surgical Instrument

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1. snarenoun

   Synonyms:
   gin, noose, net, trap, springs, toil

2. snareverb

   Synonyms:
   entrap, entangle, catch, ensnare

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1. snarenoun

   Synonyms:
   catch, wile, trap, gin, lure, decoy, trapan, toils

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1. List of paraphrases for "snare":

   collet, trap, collar, decoy

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How to use snare in a sentence?

1. D. H. Lawrence:

   Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep.

2. The Dhammapada:

   There is no fire like passion; there is no shark like hatred; there is no snare like folly; there is no torrent like greed.

3. Mayor Dario Nardella:

   Where once there were artisans' workshops, historic cafes, cinemas and old taverns, now fast food, pizzerias and low-grade restaurants have opened, ready to snare the first unsuspecting tourist.

4. John Dryden:

   Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.