ENFETTER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

enfetter

verb

in-ˈfe-tər

Definition of enfetter

as in to bind

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains enfettered by debt, she was in no position to take early retirement

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At the same time, Kenya’s parliamentary finance committee wants the competition authority to implement binding safeguards for farmers, employees, suppliers, and consumers before the deal is approved.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Supporters contend a binding agreement is needed to stanch plastic waste spreading into every nook and cranny on the planet — an amount that since the middle of the last century has swelled to more than 8 billion tons.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of bind

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The next batter, Sogard, pulled a hanging breaking ball from Hentges off the Green Monster, driving in Monasterio and tying the game.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
Right-hander Ben Joyce, who had not given up a run in any of his first six games, was a strike away from ending it when the Rangers’ Wyatt Langford blooped a 102 mph pitch into right field for a game-tying double.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of tie

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Likewise, when crime bosses become international liabilities that could hamper Beijing’s relations with other countries, or when their political patrons fall and there are fewer political costs to targeting them, Beijing will act.

— Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026
The administration’s postponement of a Food and Drug Administration rule hampered the food safety system, which hindered a response to the outbreak.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hamper

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The agents chained together a series of vulnerabilities to reach the open web and eventually gained access to Hugging Face.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
During the protest, participants wore wedding dresses, duct-taped their mouths and chained their wrists on the Capitol steps to call on lawmakers to pass the measure.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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