PINIONED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

pinioned

verb

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past tense of pinion

as in bound

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains Joan of Arc was pinioned to a stake and burned as a heretic

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Recent Examples of pinioned To be clear, there is no sense that Rondón and Ugás are defending the old guard or suggesting that a docile, starving population pinioned under the grip of a dictatorship is big-picture preferable to a rebellious insurgency. —

Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025

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The area is bounded by the Interstate 485/Providence Road interchange and extends south to the South Carolina state line.

— Chase Jordan April 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
David Duran blasted a shot from 25 yards out that hit the crossbar and bounded back in play where Jared Contreras headed it over to Garza who headed it into the net.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026