trammel | Definition of trammel

trammel

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of trammel

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

Synonyms of trammel

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

Words Related to trammel

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 trammel

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, release, rescue

undo, unfasten, untangle, untie

detach, disengage

Antonyms of trammel

unbind, unfetter, unshackle

2 to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity

Synonyms of trammel

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

Words Related to trammel

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 trammel

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of trammel

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

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of trammel

aid, assist, facilitate, help