shackle | Definition of shackle

shackle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shackle

1 to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house

Synonyms of shackle

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

Words Related to shackle

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 shackle

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, release, rescue

undo, unfasten, untangle, untie

detach, disengage

Antonyms of shackle

unbind, unfetter, unshackle

2 to create difficulty for the work or activity of

shackled by poverty and ignorance

Synonyms of shackle

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

Words Related to shackle

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 shackle

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of shackle

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

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of shackle

aid, assist, facilitate, help