Meaning & use
Shackled
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Bound with shackles, or figuratively restricted, constrained, or held back.
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The prisoners were shackled at the wrists and ankles before being led into court.
She felt shackled by the outdated rules of her workplace.
A note on using this word
Frequently used figuratively to describe being limited by tradition, debt, or circumstance rather than by literal chains.
Words with a similar meaning
chainedrestrained
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Words with an opposite meaning
freedunchained
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