MESH Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

mesh 1 of 2

noun

ˈmesh

Definition of mesh

as in web

usually meshes plural something that catches and holds a routine request that got hung up in the meshes of the state bureaucracy

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as in netting

a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals spread a mesh across the doorway to keep out insects

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mesh

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verb

as in to trap

to catch or hold as if in a net dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets

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Recent Examples of mesh

Noun

The system integrates electro-optical cameras, a mesh radio, and onboard machine vision for automatic target recognition and terminal guidance. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The Lining The mesh lining, also made from recycled polyamide, can be replaced for about $40. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Verb

The issue is Adebayo and Antetokounmpo also do most of their damage on the offensive from two-point range, which leads to concerns about how DeRozan’s game would mesh with theirs. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 The stars knew early on their differing styles would mesh well. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mesh

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Noun

For actors in the region, the trajectory tends to be more gradual, says Hyewon Hwang, web editor at Vogue Korea.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
Under this new model, web servers store the visitor’s public key.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of web

Noun

As black is used for the majority of the shoe’s surface — including the midsole, netting and leather toe tip — the vibrant and fuzzy material is applied to the tongue and the top two of the series of wavy stripes.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
The complaint alleges that the injuries sustained by Duluc were directly due to negligence regarding the height of the netting.

— Madison Lambert, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of netting

Verb

Another video shows a man holding the crying infant, with his arms covered in blood and the lower half of his body still trapped in rubble.

— Duarte Dias, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
The slab was too heavy to toss aside, and Osorio was worried there could be more people trapped underneath.

— Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of trap

Noun

In the nearly 3,000 patients who donated their brains to science, the brains of those who took estrogen were less likely to show neurobiological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, such as beta-amyloid plaques or tangles of tau protein.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
It can be set up in under a minute without a tangle of wires to trip over.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of tangle

Noun

Last Friday, researchers from Cal State Long Beach's Shark Lab brought a net to Seal Beach and collected a few hundred stingrays in just one area.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
The cast are clustered around a table of props and despite her disappointment at the lack of hag wigs, Dale Dickey is flapping a fishing net like a seafaring matador.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of net

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