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- a time-honored tradition is fine as long as it doesn't become a fetter that prevents us from trying something new
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- claims that government regulations are unnecessary fetters that keep him from achieving his business goals
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- arrests,
- bits,
- brakes,
- checks,
- constraints,
- curbs,
- hobbles,
- reins,
- restraints
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- aids,
- assistances,
- benefits,
- boosts,
- handmaidens
- (also handmaids),
- help
- considered a seat belt a pointless fetter—until one saved his life in an auto accident
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of fetters (Entry 2 of 2)
- museum artifacts that serve as somber reminders of the days when slaves were fettered with irons
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- the belief that too many rules and restrictions fetter children's creativity
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“Fetters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetters. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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