fetter | Definition of fetter

fetter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fetter

1 to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

museum artifacts that serve as somber reminders of the days when slaves were fettered with irons

Synonyms of fetter

bind, chain, enchain, enfetter, gyve, handcuff, manacle, pinion, shackle, trammel

Words Related to fetter

bit, hobble, hog-tie, iron, lash, secure, tie, truss

attach, fasten, join, link

confine, constrain, curb, hamper, hinder, impede

limit, restrict

entangle, tangle

Near Antonyms of fetter

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, release, rescue

undo, unfasten, untangle, untie

detach, disengage

Antonyms of fetter

unbind, unfetter, unshackle

2 to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the belief that too many rules and restrictions fetter children's creativity

Synonyms of fetter

clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel

Words Related to fetter

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)

Phrases Synonymous with fetter

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of fetter

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of fetter

aid, assist, facilitate, help