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Synonyms & Antonyms of handcuffed
(Entry 1 of 2)
unable to act or achieve one's purpose
- handcuffed by a dearth of funding, the preservation society can do little but stand by as these historic structures deteriorate
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- authoritarian,
- autocratic
- (also autocratical),
- despotic,
- dictatorial,
- magisterial,
- tyrannical
- (also tyrannic)
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handcuffed
verb
past tense of handcuff
Synonyms & Antonyms of handcuffed (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
- wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father
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2
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
- the fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test
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“Handcuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcuffed. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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