NETTED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of net

as in trapped

to catch or hold as if in a net the kite was stubbornly netted in the branches of the willow tree

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as in grabbed

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly a police sting that netted drug dealers from all parts of the city

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past tense of net

as in earned

to receive after charges and deductions have been made the entrepreneur netted millions on that deal

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grossed

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Muñiz helped defend the office’s inaction — even though New York’s attorney general acted on similar complaints in that state and netted a $25 million settlement for victims there. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Aho later netted his sixth goal of the season on a pass from William Carrier. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 That firm, Boies Schiller Flexner, has netted nearly $200,000 since last October. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 The filing showed that Zaslav sold shares worth more than $224 million in WBD on conjunction with the acquisition, while options that were in the money netted him an additional $381 million or so. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, Real Sociedad forward Orri Óskarsson netted twice in Iceland's 3-0 home win against Bulgaria. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 That bet would’ve netted me $11,000 had Malaysia won, but FanDuel wouldn’t accept it and required me to lower my wager amount. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026 But de Havilland, who netted two Oscars for her work in the 1940s classics To Each His Own and The Heiress, was more austere. — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 More recently, since late 2022, when the release of ChatGPT triggered a frenzy around the AI buildout, an investor in large-cap growth stocks would have netted a cumulative return of more than 98%, measured by the Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) . — Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

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Separately, a woman trapped inside her car in floodwaters was freed outside of Morganton.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
As his father became more trapped by his criminal enterprises, Flynn remained decent and upstanding.

— Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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Lawmakers were surprised to learn that nearly 1,700 state employees in all departments were paid more than $50,000 in overtime alone, while nearly 2,600 employees earned more than $40,000 in overtime in addition to their salaries.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Their primary race is still regarded as a historic political earthquake, but, in the final tally, Ocasio-Cortez earned fewer than seventeen thousand votes.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of earned

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Besides the challenge of rebuilding the tunnel, the railroad has been tangled for several years in legal disputes with the city of Fort Bragg and the California Coastal Commission.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
But ordinary matter, which interacts using all four fundamental forces, would get all tangled up.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangled

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The initial patient — a Kenyan citizen — caught the deadly virus while living in Congo and died earlier this month.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Cooks played nearly every snap after Samuel departed and caught a touchdown on a target inside the 10-yard line.

— Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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Already the film has snared more than $50 million in presales, Disney said Wednesday during the Goldman Sachs’ Communcacopia + Technology conference.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
With two outs and the bases loaded, Francisco Lindor snared a line drive by David Hamilton to keep the game tied.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of snared

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Once the vehicle is loaded on it, the slave deck can easily be snatched with a front-end loader sporting long forks.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 14 Oct. 2026
Little buried the 57-yard field goal as the Jaguars snatched victory from the jaws (or, in this case, claws) of defeat.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of snatched

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The latest conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis began last month after the rebels seized key areas along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical waterway for oil shipments.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Another Renoir, a Cézanne and a Matisse were taken from the Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma, Italy, in March (and also later recovered), while four Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina were seized from a Sicilian museum in August.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

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