net

1. 1.

   make as a net profit

   “The company cleared $1 million”

   Synonymssacksack upclear

   Broaderprofit
2. 2.

   yield as a net profit

   “This sale netted me $1 million”

   Synonymsclear

   Broaderyield
3. 3.

   construct or form a web, as if by weaving

   Synonymsweb

   Broaderweave
4. 4.

   catch with a net

   “net a fish”

   Synonymsnett

   Broadercatch

1. 1.

   remaining after all deductions

   “net profit”

   Synonymsnett

   Antonymsgross

   Similarcleartake-home
2. 2.

   conclusive in a process or progression

   “the final answer”

   “a last resort”

   “the net result”

   Synonymsfinallast

   Similarultimate

Other forms of net

plural

nets·

past tense or participle

netted

present participle

netting

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about net

What does net mean?

net means "a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in net?

net has 1 syllable: net. In IPA it is /ˈnɛt/.

What is another word for net?

Close synonyms include internet, cyberspace, net income, net profit, lucre. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of net?

The recorded antonyms are gross.

Is net a common word?

net is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with net?

14 words rhyme with net. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.