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in chains

ADJECTIVE

confined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circumscribed cramped imprisoned restrained restricted

STRONG

bound chilled compassed cramp detained grounded hampered held hog-tied iced immured incarcerated indisposed invalided jailed pent sick

WEAK

bedfast bedridden bottled-up cooped up flattened out in jail incommodious laid up locked up on ice sealed up shut-in

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy well

WEAK

free liberated unlimited

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Matan Zangauker, 25, is a soldier whose mother has campaigned relentlessly for his release, protesting while tied up in chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

A South Korean worker who witnessed the raid told the BBC of panic and confusion as federal agents descended on the site, with some people being led away in chains.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Such activism, I believed then and I believe now, began in 1619, the moment enslaved Africans were deposited in chains on American shores.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Colonies consist of hundreds of individuals linked in chains that can be up to several meters long.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

Captain Smith is still in chains, though they have freed his wrists and only his ankles remain shackled.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

in chains

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