insnared
Held by cunning
Insnared is a past tense and participle of insnare, a less common spelling of ensnare.
To be insnared is to be caught in a trap or tricky situation: The spy was insnared by a honeypot operation.
The spelling with "in-" appears in older texts but remains valid.
Attracted by enticement
- temptedInclined to yield
- enticedDrew toward with appeal
- beguiledDeceived through charm
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
bewitched · enchanted · charmed · hooked · drawn in · manipulated · duped · deceived
Device for catching animals
- lureThing that tempts
- baitLure for prey
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
pitfall · web · net · netting · noose · prey · quarry · victim
Secured or destined
- confinedKept within bounds
- restrainedHeld under control
- shackledBound with metal restraints
- fetteredBound in chains
chained · tethered · leashed · handcuffed · immobilized · encumbered · hampered · impeded
lured
Attracted by enticement
captivated · bewitched · enchanted · charmed · hooked · drawn in · manipulated · duped · deceived · tricked
trap
Device for catching animals
ambush · pitfall · web · net · netting · noose · prey · quarry · victim · entrapment
bound
Secured or destined
- confinedKept within bounds
- restrainedHeld under control
- shackledBound with metal restraints
fettered · chained · tethered · leashed · handcuffed · immobilized · encumbered · hampered · impeded · constrained
tangle
Twisted mass of strands
vines · twine · snarl · enmesh · entwine · interlace · weave · coil · labyrinth · maze
insnaredfreed
Released from confinement
liberated · released · set free · untrapped · emancipated
insnareddisentangled
Made free from snarls
extricated · untangled · unentangled · extracted · disengaged
sneer, snare, ensnare, sneered, snared, snares, ensnared, snaring, ensnaring