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plural of trammel
Synonyms & Antonyms of trammels
(Entry 1 of 2)
something that makes movement or progress difficult
- students and parents who want to throw off the trammels of outdated school policies
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Words Related to trammels
- arrests,
- bits,
- brakes,
- checks,
- constraints,
- curbs,
- hobbles,
- reins,
- restraints
Near Antonyms for trammels
- aids,
- assistances,
- benefits,
- boosts,
- handmaidens
- (also handmaids),
- help
trammels
verb
present tense third-person singular of trammel
Synonyms & Antonyms of trammels (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
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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