MANACLING Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

manacling

verb

present participle of manacle

as in binding

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains manacled the prisoner to the wall

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as in hampering

to create difficulty for the work or activity of in this situation, the police are manacled by unnecessary regulations

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Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Marcel Proust, Paul Bourget, and Guy de Maupassant, alongside royalty, diplomats, and politicians, are guests at the salon of their spell-binding mother, born Louise Morpurgo in Trieste.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of binding

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Yet Cruz sees no time to waste, as non-revenue-generating sports continue to fold at universities big and small, hampering US competitiveness in Olympic sports.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Because the injection must then be sent (or pushed) to each specific target, the scale of the attack is limited, hampering mass exploits that hit the Internet at large.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Definition of hampering

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One of the two men accused of zip-tying and holding hostage two national forest employees last week had a violent criminal charge dismissed because of overcrowding in the state’s mental health facilities, a Washington prosecutor said.

— Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Just a fraction of an inch can separate a player from hitting a flyball to left field and, say, tying a franchise record for career home runs.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of tying

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The findings come as countries are determining how to put up guardrails around AI without impeding their ability to compete in the rapidly developing field.

— Didi Tang, Fortune, 16 July 2026
These vehicles were blocking and impeding fire operations, and several were non-operational and required tow truck assistance for removal.

— Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of impeding

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Still, they weren’t built for 2026, and playing in a minor-league park might be hindering their pitching development.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Meanwhile, most workers find themselves on the hook to fund more of their own retirement than their parents did and to pay more for their healthcare and insurance coverage, hindering their efforts to save for retirement.

— Kirk McClure, Fortune, 14 July 2026

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Eric Silva isn’t even embarrassing them this season in the Tigers’ system over the Canha trade.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Ukraine has carried out major drone strikes on Russia’s two largest cities, embarrassing the Kremlin with images of black plumes of smoke that circulated widely online, despite regulations restricting their publication.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of embarrassing

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Moreover, the State Department did not consider Israel’s months-long pattern of obstructing aid; the department only assessed the volume of aid flowing when the report was being finalized.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
The passenger, Alan Pena Sabogn, 21, also of Bogotá, was later apprehended and arrested on suspicion of failing to obey a lawful order, obstructing a peace officer and providing false identification, authorities said.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of obstructing

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While the Illigs are still part of Sporting KC’s day-to-day operations — and maintain their seat on the MLS’ Board of Governors — Mallouk doesn’t seem to be holding back on his own involvement.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Many CEOs who run this experiment are surprised by how much intelligence the team had been holding back.

— Janet M Harvey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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