shackles

NOUN

fetters

Synonyms

STRONG

bonds captivity chains check cuffs curb handcuffs hindrance irons manacles obstruction restraint trammels

WEAK

bilboes

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assistance encouragement freedom help liberation promotion

NOUN

handcuffs

Synonyms

STRONG

bracelets braces chains clamps cuffs fetters snaps wristlets

WEAK

iron rings

NOUN

immobilization

Synonyms

STRONG

binding confinement curb delay fetters gridlock hold jam leash limit lock obstruction restraint restriction stop stoppage

WEAK

clogging

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning continuation freedom go liberation release start

NOUN

iron

Synonyms

STRONG

bond chain cuffs fetter handcuffs manacles

WEAK

leg irons

Example Sentences

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In response to questions from ProPublica, a DHS spokesperson said in a statement that despite the shackles, Garcia Venegas was “NOT detained.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Thou art risen to great estate and fortune — release thy shackles.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Until the 1960s, Ms. Horn writes, most zoologists had “studied only specimens on cold tables, or broken creatures in shackles or cages.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He was paraded through Heathrow Airport with his wrists in shackles, and escorted onto a plane by two FBI agents.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

In front of the dark mouth of a cave, a scrawny, bearded man in shackles stood next to a big wooden wheel marked with what looked like drawings of little animals.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

shackles

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