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adjective

variants or trammelled
as in hampered

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verb

variants or trammelled
past tense of trammel
1
as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband

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2
as in impeded
to create difficulty for the work or activity of the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity

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Recent Examples of trammeled
Verb
The Constitution and the law are only more to be revered because they are being trammeled. — Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trammeled
  1. encumbered
  2. bound
  3. hampered
  4. cramped
  5. tied
  6. impeded
  7. hindered
  8. obstructed
Adjective
  • Now Democrats have a chance to replace Platner with a new candidate—someone who is, perhaps, less encumbered—and redouble their efforts to flip Collins’s seat.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of encumbered
Verb
  • Milwaukee players bounded out of the dugout to greet Pratt, who debuted in June and became the first rookie to hit an extra-inning homer in the World Series.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The ball bounded high over Bauers and onto the grass in short right field.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of bound
Verb
  • Cocoa production was hampered by extreme-weather issues for years, causing prices for the crop to surge.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • O’Connor, conversely, may be hampered by his sympathetic warmth.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of hampered
Adjective
  • For him, the trick with the stomach being the setting for a majority of the movie was balancing the claustrophobic feeling of Jay’s plight with breaks from the cramped space.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Gemini 11 command pilot Pete Conrad and pilot Dick Gordon spent three days orbiting the Earth in their cramped Gemini spacecraft.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of cramped
Verb
  • Europe bets on unseasonable warmth Peter Taylor, head of commodity desk strategy at Macquarie, said Europe is essentially betting on a warm winter, a stance tied to the El Niño climate event.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Organizers tied the showcase to the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Japan, and said it is meant to deepen links between the two cities.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of tied
Verb
  • The rangers moved the man off the glacier and made multiple attempts to airlift the man off the mountain, but rescue efforts were impeded by inclement weather.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In his ruling, Judge Joseph Montano found that prosecutors had impeded grand jurors who wanted to hear from defense witnesses.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeded
Verb
  • This hindered Ukraine's ability to intercept drones and disrupted missions.
    — Ava Pukatch, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But the effects of the Middle East conflict, including the choked Strait of Hormuz, hindered that possibility.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hindered
Verb
  • License plates need to be clearly visible and not obstructed.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The technology helps robots manipulate objects and navigate around obstacles using touch, including when visual information is unavailable or obstructed.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of obstructed

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“Trammeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trammeled. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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