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
• stymied
• blocked
• inhibited
• hog-tied
• constrained
• tied up
• delayed
• restrained
• trammeled
• tied
• interfered (with)
• short-circuited
• clogged
• bound
• disrupted
• held back
• chained
• tethered
• frustrated
• thwarted
• stifled
• reined
• leashed
• curbed
• cramped one's style
• confined
• gave a hard time
• held up
• balked
• strangled
• retained
• arrested
• barricaded
• checked
• retarded
• choked
• mired
• blockaded
• braked
• baffled
• 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

Not long after, Rebecca Sharpless, director of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Miami, heard a similar account from a young man shackled in the box. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Nick Reiner appeared at the hearing in a brown jail uniform and was shackled to his chair. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Today, Barisone claims to have no memory of the time between being in his office up the hill and waking, the next day, with one arm shackled to a hospital bed. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Otherwise, though, Moore, who like a year ago has been quick out of the blocks with early season goals against Cardiff City and Millwall, was well shackled despite putting in an energetic shift. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Its citizens held slaves, some of whom were shackled for committing adultery. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Before Thursday’s hearing began, Schaefer, dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit and shackled at the ankles, smiled broadly and blew a kiss to his mother, Kia Walker, seated in the courtroom gallery. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Conditions vary in different countries Some of the deportees have recounted being shackled while some were held in full-body restraint straitjackets called the WRAP during flights that can sometimes last more than 16 hours. — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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