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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in tied, anchored
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shackled
verb
past tense of shackle
Synonyms & Antonyms of shackled (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
- unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house
Synonyms for shackled
- bound,
- chained,
- enchained,
- enfettered,
- fettered,
- gyved,
- handcuffed,
- manacled,
- pinioned,
- trammeled
- (or trammelled)
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2
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
- shackled by poverty and ignorance
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“Shackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shackled. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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