to enmesh

Examples

• All

• The incumbent, one of the old man's allies, was enmeshed in a corruption scandal.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The job leads to a network of contacts that enmesh the immigrant in the social fabric.

  Academic text (1991)

• But we are all enmeshed in a web of technology.

  Academic text (2011)

• I also wanted to discuss this financial misunderstanding we're enmeshed in.

  Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

• Tell me, James, how did you get enmeshed in the coils of the law?

  Pot o' Gold (1941)

• All of the project workers were enmeshed in a variety of interdependent project relationships.

  Academic text (1997)

• You'll find yourself enmeshed in a jungle with enemies coming at you from all sides.

  Fiction book (1994)

• It starts off as one little thing, all of a sudden you're enmeshed in a situation.

  The Pallbearer (1996)

• Most importantly, Hale became enmeshed in personal and political scandals of his own.

  Academic text (1998)

• Human rights contraventions are enmeshed in the postcolonial experiences of Australian Aboriginal peoples.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

E

to entangle

vsto enmesh

24 6.3

Involve someone in a difficult situation they cannot easily get out of

can also mean being caught physically in a web or trap

E

to ensnare

vsto enmesh

13 7.7

To trap someone or something, often by a trick when they are in a difficult situation

focuses more on becoming entangled physically or in complex circumstances

E

to entrap

vsto enmesh

8 7.2

To catch a person or animal by tricking them so they cannot escape

is less about trickery and more about becoming tangled or trapped

M

to mesh

vsto enmesh

3 4.8

To catch something in a net or web

adds the sense of becoming trapped in a difficult situation too

N

to net

vsto enmesh

3 3.6

To catch something by using a mesh

extends that physical catching sense to include complex situational trapping

E

to ensnarl

vsto enmesh

1 9.3

To catch something in a net or trap so it cannot move

is broader, applying to both tricky situations and literal catching

E

to entangle around

vsto enmesh

1 6.4

To twist something so it wraps around another thing and gets stuck

covers similar catching but also includes trapping within complex situations

I

to intermesh

vsto enmesh

7.4

To become tangled together like roots so parts are hard to separate

is more about catching or trapping an entity rather than mutual joining

Antonyms

F

to free

337 1.0

To release someone or something that is held

U

to untangle

12 4.9

To free someone from a difficult or confusing situation

How Entangled

to ensnare

13 7.7

to enmesh

9 7.8

to entangle

24 6.3

to tangle

46 3.7

to snag

2 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology