Manacling [verb]
Definition of Manacling:
keep under control; hold back
Synonyms of Manacling:
● Hinder
● Prevent
● Inhibit
● Confine
● Detain
● Subdue
● Suppress
● Kill
● Deter
● Restrict
● Curb
● Hamper
● Govern
● Limit
● Constrain
● Curtail
● Repress
● Control
● Fetter
● Chain
● Direct
● Harness
● Circumscribe
● Check
● Muzzle
● Debar
● Manacle
● Arrest
● Impound
● Handicap
● Proscribe
● Imprison
● Stay
● Bridle
● Gag
● Hold
● Cool
● Delimit
● Bind
● Keep
● Jail
● Contain
● Guide
● Cork
● Bottle up
● Tie up
● Keep down
● Pinion
● Box up
● Choke back
● Crack down
● Hem in
● Hogtie
● Keep in line
● Lock up
● Pull back
● Sit on
● Tie down
Opposite/Antonyms of Manacling:
● Set free
● Leave
● Neglect
● Misguide
● Loose
● Give up
● Abandon
● Turn on
● Start
● Free
● Let go
● Promote
● Help
● Encourage
● Allow
● Mislead
● Loosen
● Forsake
● Release
● Liberate
● Permit
● Assist
● Aid
Sentence/Example of Manacling:
My Soul is not free: God hung a string of curses, like a little manacling chain, round its neck long and long ago.
Before this conception we might well shudder, for its irons are secretly manacling our own limbs.