Synonyms of straitjackets

straitjackets

noun

variants also straightjackets

plural of straitjacket

as in handcuffs

a jacket that has long arms which can be tied together behind someone's back and that is used to control the movement (as of a violent prisoner or patient)

The magician struggled to free his arms from the straitjacket and escape from the tank of water he was submerged in.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handcuffs
• chains
• confinements
• shackles
• collars
• restraints
• irons
• traps
• manacles
• cuffs
• constraints
• nets
• bracelets
• restrictions
• fetters
• bonds
• bands
• ligatures
• hindrances
• curbs
• captivities
• binds
• trammels
• entanglements
• imprisonments
• incarcerations
• enslavements
• ties
• holdings
• enchainments
• hobbles
• fasteners
• immurements
• hold-downs
• holds