ENCHAINING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

enchaining

verb

present participle of enchain

as in binding

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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Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Marcel Proust, Paul Bourget, and Guy de Maupassant, alongside royalty, diplomats, and politicians, are guests at the salon of their spell-binding mother, born Louise Morpurgo in Trieste.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of binding

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As an astute student of soul, Jasmine Rose Wilson has identified a common thread tying together all the different permutations of the music.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
The French Open, Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, all of them are opportunities to win the Race to Dubai — and deny McIlroy a record-tying eighth title.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of tying

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American regulators’ and politicians’ fear of Chinese tech is hampering business prospects for Chinese flying camera company HOVERAir, its CEO told Semafor.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Because the injection must then be sent (or pushed) to each specific target, the scale of the attack is limited, hampering mass exploits that hit the Internet at large.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Definition of hampering

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Use a summer-friendly baby carrier The combination of your body heat and the carrier’s confining space can make an infant hot and bothered within a matter of minutes.

— Nancy Mattia, Parents, 8 July 2026
Plants are also unbothered by confining pavement and other urban challenges.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Definition of confining

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The Clippers can continue to build a younger and more robust roster without his contract constraining their spending power.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Tuesday's vote ended with 189 voting in favor and 235 voting in opposition of constraining the president's authority.

— Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of constraining

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