fettered 1 of 2

past tense of fetter
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fettered

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fettered
Verb
  • This can include exploding upward with a vertical jump, bounding side to side, or swiftly changing directions.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 15 July 2025
  • Thanks to his coveted slot, Young bounds up the charts in the United Kingdom, as such a coveted slot can lead to a huge uptick in consumption.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • This editor’s note accompanied the original story: Held captive in Lebanon, Alann Steen faced the reality of a cold cell and iron chains, the terror of a city exploding with mortar rounds and gunfire.
    Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2025
  • Gina is one of the three women kidnapped and held captive for nearly a decade by Ariel Castro in Cleveland before being rescued in 2013.
    Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The Jaguars are notably 3-9 in one-score games — tied for the most such losses in one season in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Stats and Information.
    Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The provision was ratified in the late nineteen-eighties, but conservatives allied with the country’s agricultural lobby have long impeded its enforcement.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Poor governance and economic stewardship have impeded the region’s development and generated the grievances behind the Arab Spring.
    Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Hearing the story from his mother who heard it from two strangers who came to visit the property one day, Williams said an enslaved teenager lived in the house.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
  • Hunterdon County election, in which accusations of voter fraud by married women, enslaved individuals and out-of-state residents ran rampant.
    Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • All those greens, yellows, reds, and pinks will shine in a more subdued room setting, and the precious creation just might inspire you to start taking line dancing lessons.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
  • Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows are continuing on a subdued trajectory, reflecting persistent macroeconomic headwinds and investor caution.
    Courtney Fingar, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • The status of the third remained unknown, but snow obstructed a full view of the nest.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Yoon apologized for his brief martial law decree, but later doubled down and defended the move, arguing the liberal party obstructed his political agenda.
    Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Fettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fettered. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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