Entrap and Release

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Entrap verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.

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Release is an antonym for entrap in capture topic.

Nearby Words: entrapment, entrapping

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Entrap is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Entrap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/entrap/release

Entrap & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/entrap/release>.

Release or Entrap. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/entrap/release.

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