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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'shackle'

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1. (noun) shackle, bond, hamper, trammel
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Synonyms: bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, bond, trammel net, attachment

2. (verb) shackle
a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
Synonyms: bond, trammel, hamper

3. (verb) pinion, shackle
bind the arms of
Synonyms: shackle, fetter, pinion

4. (verb) fetter, shackle
restrain with fetters
Synonyms: shackle, fetter, pinion

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'shackle'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. shackle
Binding is primarily by something flexible, as a cord or bandage drawn closely around an object or group of objects, as when we bind up a wounded limb. We bind a sheaf of wheat with a cord; we
Synonyms: bind, compel, fetter, oblige, restrict, shackle, engage, fix, restrain, secure, tie, fasten
Antonyms: free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie

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