manacle | Definition of manacle

manacle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of manacle

1 to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

manacled the prisoner to the wall

Synonyms of manacle

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

Words Related to manacle

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 manacle

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, release, rescue

undo, unfasten, untangle, untie

detach, disengage

Antonyms of manacle

unbind, unfetter, unshackle

2 to create difficulty for the work or activity of

in this situation, the police are manacled by unnecessary regulations

Synonyms of manacle

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

Words Related to manacle

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 manacle

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of manacle

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

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of manacle

aid, assist, facilitate, help