manacles

The word “manacles” has 3 syllables: man-a-cles

It's pronounced as /ˈmæn.ə.kəlz/

What is synonym and antonym for manacles?

In the thesaurus, “manacles” has 148 synonyms and 56 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for manacles along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for manacles

abridgment
arrest
arrests
attaches
baffles
balks
ban
band
bar
barricades
barrier
bilboes
bind
binds
bits
blockades
blocks
bond
bondage
bonds
bracelet
brakes
bridle
captivity
chain
chains
check
checks
chokes
clogs
collar
command
confinement
confines
constrains
constraint
cramp
cramps
cuffs
curb
curbs
decrease
delays
deprivation
derails
detention
determent
deterrence
disrupts
embargo
embarrasses
enchainment
enchains
encumbers
enfetters
enslavement
entanglement
entangles
fastener
fastens
fetter
fetters
foils
frustrates
gives a hard time
gyves
halters
hampers
handcuffs
handicaps
hinders
hindrance
hobble
hobbles
hog-ties
hold
hold-down
holding
holds back
holds up
immurement
impedes
impediment
imprisonment
incarceration
inhibits
instruction
interdict
irons
joins
lashes
leashes
leg irons
ligature
limit
limits
links
mires
muzzles
net
obstacle
obstruction
obstructs
order
pinions
prohibition
reduction
rein
reins
represses
repression
restrains
restraint
restriction
restricts
retains
retards
roadblocks
rope
sabotages
secures
shackle
shackles
short-circuits
smothers
stifles
stop
stoppage
straightjacket
straitjacket
strangles
string
stumps
stymies
suffocates
suppresses
taboo
tangles
tethers
thwarts
tie
ties
ties up
trammel
trammels
trap
trusses
weight

Antonyms for manacles

advantage
agitation
aid
aids
allowance
arousal
assistance
assists
beginning
clears
continuation
detaches
disengages
emancipates
encouragement
encourages
enlargement
expansion
facilitates
freedom
frees
furthers
go
help
helps
independence
indulgence
liberates
liberation
liberty
license
loosens
looses
makes way
opens
permission
promotes
promotion
release
releases
rescues
smoothes
smooths
start
support
unbinds
unclogs
undoes
unfastens
unfetters
unplugs
unshackles
unstops
untangles
unties
wildness

Meanings of manacles

noun
1. A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.
2. A fetter, a restriction.
3. A plurale tantum with same meanings as manacle.

Example Sentences

The prisoner’s hands were bound by heavy manacles.
He tried to break free from the manacles, but they were too tight.
The manacles clinked as the guard tightened them around his wrists.
She felt the cold manacles as they were placed on her arms.
The manacles were removed only after the trial had concluded.

On this page you'll find 204 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to manacles, such as: abridgment, advantage, agitation, aid, aids, allowance, arousal.

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