What is another word for dragnet?
Pronunciation:
[ dɹˈaɡnɛt], [ dɹˈaɡnɛt], [ d_ɹ_ˈa_ɡ_n_ɛ_t]
Related words: net drag, circular net, dragnet search, dragnet fishing, dragnet cast, find a needle in a haystack
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Synonyms for Dragnet:
n.
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- net,
- agent provocateur,
- APB,
- clue,
- trammel,
- all-points bulletin,
- check,
- checkpoint,
- clampdown,
- clean up,
- Amber alert,
- beat.
v.
• seek (verb)- digged for,
- casting about,
- is after,
- sniffed out,
- digging for,
- looking high and low,
- am after,
- were after,
- searches for,
- delved for,
- casts about,
- searching for,
- went after,
- in-quires,
- delves for,
- birddog,
- bobbed for,
- leaving no stone unturned,
- looked high and low,
- ran after,
- in quiring,
- art after,
- looks high low,
- dug for,
- in-quiring,
- sniffing out,
- looks around,
- dragneting,
- was after,
- leaved no stone unturned,
- leaves no stone unturned,
- looked around,
- delving for,
- looking around,
- bobbing for,
- being after,
- looked about,
- bobs for,
- beat bushes,
- looked high low,
- looks high and low,
- gunned for,
- looks about,
- are after,
- in quired,
- searches out,
- in-quired,
- left no stone unturned,
- wast after,
- in-quire,
- sniffs out,
- guns for,
- dragneted,
- look high low,
- wert after,
- looking about,
- in quire,
- gunning for,
- digs for,
- in quires,
- runs after,
- looking high low.
Other synonyms:
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- rod,
- gaff,
- fishing line,
- lobster pot,
- fishing rod,
- creel,
- decoy,
- fishing tackle,
- trawler,
- shotgun,
- shark net,
- drag,
- wader,
- drift net,
- drifter.
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- reel.
- seek,
- bird dog,
- bob for,
- cast about,
- Moused,
- search for,
- go after,
- questing,
- searching out,
- quested,
- leave no stone unturned,
- Mousing,
- gun for,
- look around,
- search out,
- dig for,
- mouses,
- look high and low,
- searched out,
- delve for,
- look about,
- be after,
- run after,
- running after,
- sniff out,
- searched for.
- convoke,
- catch,
- rummage,
- mass,
- toil,
- fall,
- trawl line,
- dredge,
- bring together,
- pack,
- cobweb,
- buy,
- trotline,
- collect,
- look,
- aggroup,
- search party,
- fishhook,
- assemble,
- concentrate,
- hunting,
- gill net,
- unite,
- seine,
- cram,
- contain,
- exploration,
- truss,
- amass,
- birdlime,
- become,
- include,
- have,
- ground bait,
- seizure,
- Grabbing,
- stalk,
- come,
- collocate,
- agglomerate,
- suffer,
- add,
- stakeout,
- get,
- take,
- noose,
- bola,
- gather,
- colligate,
- kidnapping,
- put together,
- pile,
- lariat,
- plug,
- acervate,
- taking into custody,
- still hunt,
- compile,
- coup,
- probe,
- apprehension,
- group,
- meshes,
- acquire,
- Nabbing,
- convene,
- whip in,
- fetch,
- squid,
- muster,
- setline,
- fish,
- draw together,
- rake up,
- stalking,
- forage,
- abduction,
- lump together,
- Convocate,
- scrape together,
- trawling,
- quest,
- lime,
- Perquisition,
- search warrant,
- spiller,
- shedder,
- hold,
- Springe,
- pound net,
- purse seine,
- Arrestation,
- capture,
- snatch,
- power grab,
- searching,
- store,
- conduct,
- miscellaneousness,
- sum up,
- grab,
- receive,
- prehension,
- domiciliary visit,
- continue,
- frisk,
- Sniggle,
- earn,
- posse,
- Collaring,
- spinner,
- attain,
- common run,
- wobbler,
- get together,
- fishing,
- heap,
- aggregate,
- ransacking,
- toils,
- dig,
- accumulate,
- catching,
- gain,
- jig,
- Snatching.
How to use "Dragnet" in context?
Many people use the term "dragnet" to describe a type of electronic surveillance in which authorities obtain electronic data collections by automatically pulling communications from without consent. In contrast, the term "snooper's charter" is typically used to describe a proposed British law that would grant government authorities broad powers to access any electronic data, with no requirement for a warrant.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a dragnet as "A net spread widely over the surface of water for catching fish." This etymology is likely based on the traditional use of nets as fishing devices.
Homophones for Dragnet:
- dark meat, dark comedy, dragonhead, deracinate, dragonet, dehydrogenate, darkened, dark-skinned, detergent.
Hyponym for Dragnet:
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- Synonyms:
- daresay.
