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

Zico played some good passes, but he was also shackled well by Italy’s legendary man-marker Claudio Gentile. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Tokyo would still be shackled with the biggest public debt burden anywhere — as much as 260% of GDP — as the population shrinks. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Mangione wore khaki-colored prison clothing and was not shackled at Monday’s brief proceeding, which lasted about 20 minutes. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

Mangione, who is facing two counts of stalking in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, remained shackled at both his hands and feet while building engineers worked to free him from the elevator. — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 29 June 2026

He is shackled by the feet and handcuffed. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

Another vintage bit, which MTV also declined to air, involves Knoxville, dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit and shackled in handcuffs, entering a hardware store and asking for a hacksaw. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Written by Evan Cooper, Blood On The Promontory finds five convicts trying to escape through the mountains following a violent train robbery, while shackled together by foot. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 June 2026

Johnson said that he was left shackled to a bed at HCMC for five days, with federal agents guarding him and preventing him from contacting his family. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 21 June 2026