Synonyms of shackled

shackled 1 of 2

adjective

as in bolted

Related Words

• bolted
• tied
• chained
• anchored
• imprisoned
• fettered
• caged
• manacled
• enclosed
• fastened
• kidnapped
• confined
• leashed
• immured
• bound
• penned
• restrained
• caught
• unfree

Dissimilar Words

• free
• loose
• unbound
• unrestrained
• unconfined
• escaped
• footloose
• unfettered
• unleashed
• unchained
• uncaged

shackled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shackle

1

as in bound

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bound
• tied
• handcuffed
• chained
• confined
• hampered
• manacled
• fettered
• enchained
• pinioned
• constrained
• lashed
• attached
• trammeled
• trussed
• linked
• hobbled
• gyved
• fastened
• enfettered
• secured
• restricted
• ironed
• hog-tied
• hindered
• limited
• impeded
• bitted
• curbed
• joined
• tangled
• entangled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freed
• liberated
• rescued
• unbound
• released
• unshackled
• emancipated
• loosed
• untied
• unfettered
• unfastened
• detached
• undid
• disengaged
• untangled

2

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

shackled by poverty and ignorance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampered
• impeded
• hindered
• embarrassed
• obstructed
• handicapped
• handcuffed
• manacled
• fettered
• cramped
• hobbled
• encumbered
• blocked
• stymied
• inhibited
• constrained
• hog-tied
• tied up
• delayed
• restrained
• tied
• trammeled
• interfered (with)
• bound
• short-circuited
• clogged
• disrupted
• held back
• chained
• tethered
• frustrated
• thwarted
• stifled
• reined
• leashed
• curbed
• confined
• cramped one's style
• gave a hard time
• held up
• balked
• strangled
• retained
• arrested
• barricaded
• checked
• retarded
• choked
• mired
• blockaded
• baffled
• braked
• muzzled
• suffocated
• haltered
• smothered
• bogged (down)
• sabotaged
• foiled
• repressed
• roadblocked
• derailed
• stumped
• suppressed
• hemmed (in)
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• helped
• aided
• facilitated
• opened
• freed
• released
• cleared
• liberated
• untied
• loosened
• encouraged
• unplugged
• smoothed
• promoted
• made way
• unstopped
• unclogged
• furthered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shackled

Verb

Mangione entered the courtroom Tuesday wearing a gray suit with his wrists shackled in front of him. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Michelle Saniei, without being shackled to a man, has come into her own and managed to pop out from a crowded field. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

Former child soldiers describe being abducted by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, shackled and ordered to fire on warplanes and civilians, under threat of beatings or death. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

On Monday, the pair wore orange jail jumpsuits with their hands and feet shackled. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

D4vd was seated shackled and emotionless as the photos were shown. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026

Burke, shackled to a chair, reportedly showed no visible reaction. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

The airline’s flights have grown longer and crueler in recent years, with deportees sometimes shackled for days, according to an investigation by Mother Jones. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Carlos Sanchez, the Colombia midfielder, shadowed and successfully shackled Messi in a 2011 Copa America game that finished goalless. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026