Synonyms of manacles

manacles 1 of 2

noun

plural of manacle

as in irons

something that physically prevents free movement

manacles prevented the bear from roaming beyond a very small area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irons
• bond
• chain
• handcuff(s)
• constraint
• shackle
• bind
• restriction
• confinement
• fetter
• bracelet
• trap
• restraint
• ligature
• band
• captivity
• imprisonment
• net
• holding
• enslavement
• incarceration
• cuff(s)
• curb
• tie
• straitjacket
• hindrance
• collar
• entanglement
• trammel
• enchainment
• immurement
• hold
• fastener
• hobble
• hold-down

manacles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of manacle

1

as in binds

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

manacled the prisoner to the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• binds
• chains
• handcuffs
• ties
• shackles
• fetters
• confines
• hampers
• gyves
• lashes
• constrains
• pinions
• trammels
• enchains
• irons
• bits
• attaches
• enfetters
• links
• trusses
• fastens
• curbs
• limits
• hobbles
• secures
• hinders
• restricts
• impedes
• hog-ties
• joins
• tangles
• entangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frees
• liberates
• releases
• unbinds
• rescues
• emancipates
• unshackles
• unties
• unfastens
• undoes
• looses
• unfetters
• disengages
• detaches
• untangles

2

as in hampers

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

in this situation, the police are manacled by unnecessary regulations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampers
• impedes
• hinders
• embarrasses
• shackles
• fetters
• obstructs
• handicaps
• handcuffs
• blocks
• trammels
• cramps
• interferes (with)
• encumbers
• inhibits
• short-circuits
• hobbles
• clogs
• delays
• chains
• restrains
• stymies
• holds back
• ties up
• constrains
• hog-ties
• disrupts
• ties
• reins
• tethers
• curbs
• leashes
• binds
• gives a hard time
• brakes
• thwarts
• holds up
• cramps one's style
• barricades
• frustrates
• balks
• checks
• halters
• stifles
• retards
• arrests
• confines
• roadblocks
• strangles
• blockades
• retains
• bogs (down)
• foils
• chokes
• baffles
• muzzles
• stumps
• suffocates
• sabotages
• represses
• hedges (in)
• mires
• smothers
• derails
• hems (in)
• suppresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aids
• helps
• facilitates
• assists
• opens
• frees
• unties
• liberates
• releases
• clears
• loosens
• makes way
• unstops
• unplugs
• unclogs
• smooths
• promotes
• encourages
• furthers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manacles

Noun

Speaking to Morgan during an interview released on YouTube on Tuesday, British national Yiannopoulos, 41, recounted how his hands and feet were chained together with manacles. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026