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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchain
Verb
-
Courts often look to rulings in other jurisdictions to guide decisions, even if those precedents aren’t binding, according to Reyes, who said this is especially true in new legal fields like climate litigation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026 -
This is news that is bound to be celebrated by many in the creative community who have become loudly and vehemently opposed to anything AI encroaching on Hollywood.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
This was only the fourth 20-rebound game of his career; the 21 boards tied a career high.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
-
Just a couple of months later, another dog was found at the airport; this time, the dog was found tied to a pole in the short-term parking garage.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Mullin said local governments would be reimbursed for confining suspects.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
-
By the end of her From the Top fellowship, some of her biggest takeaways were that music doesn’t need to be confined to any specific genre and that storytelling knows no musical bounds.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Enchain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchain. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
