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Synonyms of trap

6 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for trap is snare. Other synonyms of trap are fang, trap music, vagina, trap rock and traprock.

Synonyms and similar words for trap

nounA machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in...

  • snareA trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
  • fangSynonym of trap or noose.

nounA genre of hip-hop music, with half-time drums and heavy sub-bass.

  • trap musicA subgenre of hip-hop that originated in the early 1990s in the southern United States, typified by bleak themes...

nounSynonym of vagina.

nounA dark coloured igneous rock; (now usually) any nongranitic igneous rock.

  • trap rockA form of igneous rock that tends to form polygonal vertical fractures.
  • traprock

Opposite of trap

verbTo successfully land an aircraft on an aircraft carrier using the carrier's arresting gear.

Meaning of trap

  1. noun A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
  2. noun A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.
  3. noun A (usually fictional) location or feature originally added to a map to detect plagiarism and copyright violations by other map makers or map services.

Full definition of trap

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Questions about synonyms of trap

What is another word for trap?
Trap has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as snare, fang, trap music, vagina, trap rock and traprock.
What is the opposite of trap?
The opposite of trap is bolter.
What does trap mean?
Trap means a machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trap (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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