tethered

[teth-erd] / ˈtɛð ərd /

ADJECTIVE

restricted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened

STRONG

bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

WEAK

held-back reined in small

Antonyms

STRONG

free unbounded

Example Sentences

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Sounding like Lady Gaga fronting Evanesence, she performs it while tethered to her guitarists with giant neon ropes.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

I can still have my phone beside me for the useful things it provides—texting a friend, or checking the weather—but I’m no longer tethered to its addictive endless scroll.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

I’m still doing interviews so there’s more time for it to be tethered to me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

In its primordial form, liberalism was a political belief that the building block of society is the individual—an idea tethered loosely to the Christian notion that every single human being contains a divine spark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Clusters of brightly colored balloons were tethered to the green-shaded lamps on the reading desks.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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