Synonyms of chained

chained 1 of 2

adjective

as in caged

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

chained

2 of 2

verb

past tense of chain

1

as in bound

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

chaining up the dog in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in connected

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

the prosecutor meticulously and brilliantly chained all the evidence together in his closing argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connected
• coupled
• strung
• linked
• yoked
• integrated
• interconnected
• combined
• compounded
• hooked
• conjugated
• interlinked
• joined
• hitched
• concatenated
• wired
• catenated
• welded
• interlocked
• fused
• corded
• articulated
• dovetailed
• cemented
• intermeshed
• united
• coalesced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• disconnected
• uncoupled
• unhitched
• unchained
• divided
• disjointed
• disjoined
• disunited
• detached
• split
• parted
• disengaged
• unyoked
• dissevered
• severed
• unlinked
• cleaved
• sundered
• ruptured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chained

Verb

Maldonado then texted her mother, telling her she was fired and that the girl was outside chained to the fence, according to the report. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Capitol Police removed the dog, which was chained in the vehicle, and provided the dog with water until animal control arrived. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026

His hands and ankles were chained, and he was shipped off to Adelanto alongside a handful of other immigrants, all who were at least a decade older than him. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

From there Nebula chained a handful of steps to escalate the dangling pointer into full control, ending by tricking the kernel into executing their code as root. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Yet things truly take a turn one day after Miguel stumbles upon a boy, Felipe (Yago Andreu), chained beneath the old water tank near the witch’s old, run-down house. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 July 2026

But the sheer number of vulnerabilities is concerning, especially given they can be chained together to perform attacks. — Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Denver's Centennial Gardens abruptly closed over a year ago, and the gates have been chained ever since, leaving residents with questions like why and what's next. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 29 June 2026