Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb trap

4 senses of trap

Sense 1
trap, pin down -- (place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation")
       => confine, detain -- (deprive of freedom; take into confinement)

Sense 2
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel -- (catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes")
       => capture, catch -- (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today")

Sense 3
trap -- (hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles")
       => hold, take hold -- (have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him")

Sense 4
trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise -- (to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree")

Antonyms of adj trapped

1 sense of trapped

Sense 1
at bay (predicate), cornered, trapped, treed -- (forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal")

INDIRECT (VIA unfree) -> free -- (able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice")

Similarity of adj trapped

1 sense of trapped

Sense 1
at bay (predicate), cornered, trapped, treed -- (forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal")
       => unfree (vs. free) -- (hampered and not free; not able to act at will)