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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Scanners tethered to a smartphone help them find the packages on long rows of shelves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hailing from a different strain of the Shia faith, the Houthis are less ideologically tethered to Iran and have long enjoyed more independence from Tehran than other proxies in the Middle East.

From Barron's

It’s tethered to ChatGPT creator OpenAI, it’s spending billions on data centers it hopes to develop its cloud infrastructure business, and it’s getting hammered in the market by concerns over its debt, growth, and strategy.

From Barron's

We hurried home to see a brown horse tethered at the end of our path, and our door half open.

From Literature

The only difference was that I was going to be doing all of this tethered to Regan.

From Literature

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