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web

[web] / wɛb /
NOUN
netting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
net network screen
STRONG
cobweb complexity entanglement fabric fiber filigree gossamer interconnection interlacing involvement labyrinth lacework lattice mat matting maze mesh meshwork morass plait reticulation skein snarl tangle texture tissue toil trellis warp weave webbing weft wicker woof
Antonyms
STRONG
ease order organization simplicity

Example Sentences

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As predators eat those infected animals, the parasites move up the food web.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

People went from simple flip phones to getting access to texting, calling, searching the web on a browser, playing games, and listening to music all in one hand-held device.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

In Turner’s new Prime Video series, she plays a finance worker who gets caught up in a complex web of deception after her office is held up by thieves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

F1 finds itself in something of a tangled web.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Rowan ran with the others, his eyes fixed on the hole in the web and the glimpses of green beyond.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.