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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There’s something oddly binding about being on a family phone plan.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
The binding constraint is not the employment agreement or the non-disparagement clause.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of binding

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One of the two men accused of zip-tying and holding hostage two national forest employees last week had a violent criminal charge dismissed because of overcrowding in the state’s mental health facilities, a Washington prosecutor said.

— Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Just a fraction of an inch can separate a player from hitting a flyball to left field and, say, tying a franchise record for career home runs.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of tying

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Gale-force winds were hampering aircraft from dumping water on the flames.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
What our clients most cited as the biggest constraints hampering development and dealmaking is approval timelines and permitting, narrowly ahead of construction costs and zoning restrictions.

— Lee Kiser, Forbes.com, 29 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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Power grid limitations, construction labor shortages, and community opposition to data centers are already constraining that buildout.

— Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 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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