Synonyms of cuffs

cuffs 1 of 2

noun

plural of cuff

as in bracelet

something that physically prevents free movement

the policeman snapped the cuffs on and led the prisoner away to the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bracelet
• handcuff(s)
• chain
• band
• irons
• collar
• bind
• shackle
• ligature
• bond
• fetter
• restraint
• manacle(s)
• curb
• imprisonment
• confinement
• incarceration
• restriction
• captivity
• tie
• enslavement
• hindrance
• constraint
• straightjacket
• straitjacket
• entanglement
• net
• trammel
• trap
• enchainment
• holding
• fastener
• immurement
• hold-down
• hobble
• hold

cuffs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cuff

as in socks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• socks
• boxes
• chops
• punches
• descends (on or upon)
• slaps
• clouts
• belts
• straps
• raids
• paddles
• jumps (on)
• thwacks
• assaults
• laces
• spanks
• whams
• knocks
• swats
• hits
• smacks
• lams
• pastes
• attacks
• busts
• rushes
• swipes
• lashes
• whips
• cudgels
• licks
• whacks
• clubs
• cracks
• lays on
• punches out
• slams
• storms
• hammers
• pounces (on or upon)
• besets
• leathers
• works over
• pelts
• smashes
• whaps
• bludgeons
• slates
• clobbers
• thumps
• switches
• hides
• pommels
• mauls
• assails
• pounds
• lathers
• batters
• canes
• bastes
• buffets
• whales
• pummels
• threshes
• tans
• curries
• bats
• whomps
• fibs
• drubs
• wallops
• flogs
• wounds
• belabors
• flagellates
• lambasts
• thrashes
• horsewhips
• roughs (up)
• bashes
• slogs
• bungs up
• lacerates
• scourges
• whops
• gores
• birches
• messes (up)
• whups
• tromps
• lambastes
• pistol-whips
• beats
• blackjacks
• does
• cowhides
• rawhides
• fustigates
• mutilates
• maims
• mangles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cuffs

Noun

Dev rolled down the cuffs of his shirt to keep warm. —Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025

The crewneck has side slits and contrast ribbing along the cuffs and hemline. —Emily Weaver, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025

The style is so well tailored without feeling overly fitted with elegant ribbed detailing on the neckline and cuffs. —Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025

Features include dropped shoulders, oversized body, and straight wide sleeves with slit cuffs in a beautiful blue hue that will lift your basics. —Aldo, refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025

The anticipated revelry was characteristic of González, a 48-year-old attorney and recent mother of twins who prior to the election showed up at her party’s assembly wearing a Wonder Woman tiara and cuffs. —Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025

While Swank rocked a red sweater with white cuffs, one of her 1-year-old twins stole the show, diaper-clad and completely mesmerized by the ornaments. —George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

Kangaroo pockets keep your phone and keys close, and clever thumbhole cuffs will keep hands warm and fingers free on cold days. —Miles Walls, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024

Its provocative lingerie kicks up the kink, with moody styles and accessories that nod to bondage—cuffs, chokers, harnesses, and barely-there thongs draped in gold chains. —Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024