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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

Example Sentences

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Amino acids connect in chains to form proteins, which perform nearly all essential functions in living organisms, from constructing cells to driving chemical reactions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

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

Images of these migrants in chains, disembarking from an American aircraft, had made headlines for weeks.

From BBC • May 29, 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

Kate, we have been put in chains and sent halfway across the continent.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland