Synonyms of shackled

shackled 1 of 2

adjective

as in manacled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manacled
• fettered
• tied
• bolted
• chained
• anchored
• imprisoned
• caged
• fastened
• inclosed
• immured
• enclosed
• leashed
• kidnapped
• penned
• confined
• bound
• kidnaped
• restrained
• caught
• unfree

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• loose
• unbound
• unrestrained
• unconfined
• escaped
• footloose
• unfettered
• unleashed
• unchained
• uncaged

shackled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shackle

1

as in bound

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bound
• tied
• handcuffed
• chained
• hampered
• confined
• manacled
• fettered
• pinioned
• enchained
• constrained
• lashed
• trammelled
• attached
• trammeled
• trussed
• linked
• hobbled
• fastened
• gyved
• secured
• enfettered
• restricted
• ironed
• hog-tied
• hindered
• limited
• impeded
• bitted
• curbed
• joined
• tangled
• entangled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freed
• liberated
• rescued
• unbound
• released
• unshackled
• emancipated
• loosed
• untied
• unfettered
• unfastened
• detached
• undid
• disengaged
• untangled

2

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

shackled by poverty and ignorance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampered
• impeded
• hindered
• embarrassed
• obstructed
• handicapped
• handcuffed
• manacled
• fettered
• cramped
• hobbled
• encumbered
• blocked
• stymied
• inhibited
• constrained
• hog-tied
• delayed
• tied up
• restrained
• trammelled
• tied
• trammeled
• interfered (with)
• short-circuited
• bound
• clogged
• disrupted
• held back
• chained
• tethered
• frustrated
• thwarted
• stifled
• reined
• leashed
• curbed
• confined
• cramped one's style
• gave a hard time
• held up
• strangled
• balked
• retained
• arrested
• barricaded
• checked
• retarded
• choked
• mired
• baffled
• blockaded
• braked
• muzzled
• suffocated
• haltered
• smothered
• bogged (down)
• sabotaged
• foiled
• repressed
• roadblocked
• derailed
• stumped
• suppressed
• hemmed (in)
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• helped
• aided
• facilitated
• opened
• freed
• released
• cleared
• liberated
• untied
• loosened
• encouraged
• unplugged
• smoothed
• promoted
• made way
• unstopped
• unclogged
• furthered