Synonyms for trap
træptrap

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. trap

   Synonyms:
   snare, ambush, stratagem, noose, pitfall

   Antonyms:
   warning, beacon, signal-post, lighthouse, premonition

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. trapnoun

   a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

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

2. trapnoun

   drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

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

3. 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, snare, gob, side drum, ambush, noose, maw

4. trapnoun

   a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

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

5. ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trapnoun

   the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

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

6. trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gobnoun

   informal terms for the mouth

   Synonyms:
   seafarer, kettle of fish, yap, snare, gob, sand trap, hollow, tar, old salt, pickle, sea dog, mariner, hole, lying in wait, mess, fix, seaman, ambush, maw, muddle, golf hole, ambuscade, bunker, jam, cakehole

7. trapnoun

   a light two-wheeled carriage

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

8. bunker, sand trap, trapverb

   a hazard on a golf course

   Synonyms:
   cakehole, bunker, lying in wait, sand trap, yap, dugout, ambuscade, snare, hole, gob, ambush, maw

9. trap, pin downverb

   place in a confining or embarrassing position

   "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

   Synonyms:
   ensnare, entrap, nail down, pin down, narrow, peg down, immobilize, snare, trammel, narrow down, specify, pin, pin up, immobilise

10. trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammelverb

    catch in or as if in a trap

    "The men trap foxes"

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

11. trapverb

    hold or catch as if in a trap

    "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"

    Synonyms:
    ensnare, entrap, pin down, immobilize, snare, trammel, pin, immobilise

12. trap, pin, immobilize, immobiliseverb

    to hold fast or prevent from moving

    "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"

    Synonyms:
    ensnare, freeze, entrap, pin down, immobilize, snare, trammel, block, pin, immobilise

Matched Categories

1. • Animal
   • Carriage
   • Design
   • Device
   • Drain
   • Hold
   • Mechanical Device
   • Mouth
   • Surprise Attack

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trapnoun

   Synonyms:
   snare, gin, trapan

2. trapverb

   Synonyms:
   insnare, entrap, trapan

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. trapnoun

   Synonyms:
   snare, toil, gin, springe, pitfall, artifice, stratagem

2. trapverb

   Synonyms:
   entrap, ensnare, trapan, catch

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "trap":

   trick, traps, pitfall, petard, trapping, snare, entrapment, setup, filter, capture, ambush, catch, locker, hatch, trappe, scavenger, trapdoor, ensnare, mousetrap, blackout, interruption, interrupt, pitfalls, outage, booby-traps

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. trap

   Synonyms:
   Stash

2. TRAP

   Synonyms:
   The TRAP Neurovascular Filtration System: European Carotid Trial Complete www.tctmd.com/clinical-trials/tct2003/index.html?start_idx=1
   

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How to use trap in a sentence?

1. Christopher Trzaska:

   Donald Trump is destructive to Democracy, from our perspective... I'm referring to this election specifically, and getting a message out there that young people do not have to fall into the dichotomy of hard core Democrat leftism that often happens on college campuses, nor do they have to fall into the Donald Trump cult of personality trap that is also seen on college campuses.

2. Isaac Mashman:

   To dwell on the lack thereof is a mental trap the majority of visionaries are taught to do.

3. Michael Fletcher:

   We noticed something so we backed up, [Neil] thought it was an eagle. We looked and couldn't see anything. We checked it out on our way out -- and saw the bald eagle in the trap.

4. Alexander Osborn:

   Creative ideas in people's minds, but they fall into the trap of fear or rejection. Create a free judgment Wednesday and you spawn a thread creation.

5. Dustin Johnson:

   Standing there over my second shot at 18 on that Sunday I didn't think I was standing in a sand trap, there was just so much spectator rubbish in that bunker like candy wrappers, a Gatorade bottle, beer cans and all kinds of stuff including plenty of foot prints.