ENCHAIN Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

enchain

verb

in-ˈchān

Definition of enchain

as in to bind

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life

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When the College Football Playoff selection committee pores over data points and debates the merits of each at-large hopeful in early December, the results of Week 2 are bound to loom large.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
A week after the big score, Chetal's parents were driving in Danbury, Connecticut, when several masked men cut them off, forced them out of their new car, beat Chetal's father with a baseball bat, shoved the couple into a van and bound their hands.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

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The company says those sensors can help with reminders and brief activity records tied to relevant interactions rather than continuous recording.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
This increase in work, the jury contended, was directly tied to Skains’ decision to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which determined Skains had the right to sue over the discrimination.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

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The water shielding prevents the hot metal from reacting with oxygen in the air by keeping the heat strictly confined to the target zone.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Democratic socialists were largely confined to the outer edges of political discourse.

— Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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