shackles

NOUN

fetters

Synonyms

STRONG

bonds captivity chains check cuffs curb handcuffs hindrance irons manacles obstruction restraint trammels

WEAK

bilboes

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assistance encouragement freedom help liberation promotion

NOUN

handcuffs

Synonyms

STRONG

bracelets braces chains clamps cuffs fetters snaps wristlets

WEAK

iron rings

NOUN

immobilization

Synonyms

STRONG

binding confinement curb delay fetters gridlock hold jam leash limit lock obstruction restraint restriction stop stoppage

WEAK

clogging

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning continuation freedom go liberation release start

NOUN

iron

Synonyms

STRONG

bond chain cuffs fetter handcuffs manacles

WEAK

leg irons

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In response to questions from ProPublica, a DHS spokesperson said in a statement that despite the shackles, Garcia Venegas was “NOT detained.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Thou art risen to great estate and fortune — release thy shackles.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Eventually, science slipped the shackles of heresy and astronomers revolutionized our understanding of Earth’s place in the cosmos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He was paraded through Heathrow Airport with his wrists in shackles, and escorted onto a plane by two FBI agents.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

I drew my shackles up and down my wrist; he wrapped his fingers in the lace of his sleeves and paced about the yard.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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