Synonyms of cuffs

cuffs 1 of 2

noun

plural of cuff

as in bracelet

something that physically prevents free movement

the policeman snapped the cuffs on and led the prisoner away to the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bracelet
• handcuff(s)
• chain
• band
• irons
• collar
• bind
• shackle
• ligature
• bond
• fetter
• restraint
• manacle(s)
• curb
• imprisonment
• confinement
• incarceration
• restriction
• captivity
• tie
• enslavement
• hindrance
• constraint
• straitjacket
• entanglement
• net
• trammel
• trap
• enchainment
• holding
• fastener
• immurement
• hold-down
• hobble
• hold

cuffs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cuff

as in socks

Related Words

• socks
• boxes
• chops
• punches
• descends (on or upon)
• slaps
• clouts
• belts
• straps
• raids
• paddles
• jumps (on)
• thwacks
• assaults
• laces
• spanks
• whams
• knocks
• swats
• hits
• smacks
• lams
• pastes
• attacks
• busts
• rushes
• swipes
• lashes
• whips
• cudgels
• licks
• whacks
• clubs
• cracks
• lays on
• punches out
• slams
• storms
• hammers
• pounces (on or upon)
• besets
• leathers
• works over
• pelts
• smashes
• bludgeons
• slates
• clobbers
• thumps
• switches
• hides
• pommels
• mauls
• assails
• pounds
• lathers
• batters
• bastes
• canes
• buffets
• whales
• pummels
• threshes
• tans
• curries
• bats
• whomps
• fibs
• drubs
• wallops
• flogs
• wounds
• belabors
• flagellates
• thrashes
• horsewhips
• roughs (up)
• bashes
• slogs
• bungs up
• lacerates
• scourges
• whops
• birches
• gores
• messes (up)
• whups
• tromps
• lambastes
• pistol-whips
• beats
• blackjacks
• does
• cowhides
• rawhides
• fustigates
• mutilates
• maims
• mangles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cuffs

Noun

The sandals were finished with ornate gold-tone ankle cuffs with dangling bells. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

The officers walked over to the man and told him to place his hands behind his back, slapping him in cuffs in front of customers and coworkers. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

An added bonus is built-in sun protection and a cord lock around the cuffs to help prevent bug bites. — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Teyana Taylor Presenter Teyana Taylor kept her style streak going strong in a sheer black Zuhair Murad Couture coat-gown with a fully embroidered with feather hem, cuffs and collar plus Thom Solo platforms. — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

The magnificent lace of the collar, the shimmering black of the garment, the delicate, almost-weightless cuffs. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Pictures of the actors being led away from protests in cuffs went viral on social media before Netanyahu began speaking, such as the X post below from the account Land Palestine. — William Earl, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Under these billing codes, Medicare pays health care providers to track and manage the health of their patients using connected devices like blood pressure cuffs. — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026

The movement’s tiny footprint became a catalyst for experimentation, giving Blancpain’s designers unusual freedom, resulting in Ladybird watches concealed within bracelets, cuffs, rings, and pendants. — Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026