shackled

VERB

restrain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bind confine cuff handcuff tie up

STRONG

chain fetter hog-tie hold manacle secure trammel

WEAK

hold captive put a straitjacket on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free release

STRONG

let go loose loosen

Example Sentences

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She detailed what it was like to witness her father shackled at the ankles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Maduro, 63 years old, wore loose-fitting, tan jail garb and his legs were shackled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It passed labor laws that aim to eradicate abuses, and liberalized the visa rules that shackled most foreign residents to their employers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Some journalists expressed surprise that his wrists were not shackled.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

But they were prisoners like she was, shackled to fear.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead