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fetter
Synonyms and Antonyms of fetter
- a time-honored tradition is fine as long as it doesn't become a fetter that prevents us from trying something new
- claims that government regulations are unnecessary fetters that keep him from achieving his business goals
balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel
- He considered a seat belt a pointless fetter—until one saved his life in an auto accident.
fetter
Synonyms and Antonyms of fetter
- museum artifacts that serve as somber reminders of the days when slaves were fettered with irons
- the belief that too many rules and restrictions fetter children's creativity
cramp one's style, give a hard time
aid, assist, facilitate, help
Synonym Discussion of fetter
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- hampered the investigation by refusing to cooperate
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- rules that trammel the artist's creativity
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- a court system clogged by frivolous suits
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- a nation fettered by an antiquated class system
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- a mind shackled by stubborn prejudice
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- a people manacled by tyranny
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