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[ noun ] an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

Synonyms

web

Used in print

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

But when she called he had thought better of the matter and decided not to involve himself in a new entanglement .

Related terms

trap spider_web spider's_web entangle

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Rhymes with

dismantlement disgruntlement annulment battlement settlement resettlement encirclement entitlement embezzlement puzzlement argument ligament increment ornament tenement integument sentiment insolent tournament management condiment indolent abandonment monument somnolent equivalent impediment virulent temperament nonviolent complement jubilant sediment exultant ambivalent filament reapportionment malevolent regiment implement prevalent apportionment predicament instrument experiment fraudulent vigilant involvement excrement petulant flatulent disillusionment installment benevolent vehement violent element adamant stimulant embarrassment environment testament disarmament redevelopment orpiment development detriment advertisement enrollment sacrament concealment opulent enlightenment armament parliament supplement indulgent underdevelopment turbulent excellent consultant truculent rearmament imprisonment ailment inclement employment concomitant unemployment determinant prominent prejudgment preeminent permanent dominant predominant contaminant ruminant semipermanent inclement fulfillment cognizant clement claimant gallant judgement judgment garment redeployment deployment immanent eminent imminent derailment ebullient innocent curtailment resultant incontinent consonant continent tetravalent concomitant propellant pollutant monovalent obsolescent convalescent adolescent indictment endowment confinement disgorgement consignment disengagement disenfranchisement engagement enactment self-aggrandizement incitement aggrandizement undergarment vehement informant accompaniment enticement commandment impoundment pronouncement announcement advancement moment ointment assailant impertinent dissonant resonant pertinent abstinent covenant incumbent coincident confident consequent self-confident flamboyant divalent insolvent incident disenchantment harassment enchantment enhancement emplacement reinforcement commitment disbarment comportment bombardment amazement empowerment debasement compartment escarpment reassessment endorsement enforcement entrapment assortment enactment enslavement deportment excitement enlistment retirement displacement attainment appeasement apartment requirement

Phonetic and Homophones

IH0 N T AE1 NG G AH0 L M AH0 N T
EH0 N T AE1 NG G AH0 L M AH0 N T

Similar Spelling

entangled endangered

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