Antonyms for manacled

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : man-uh-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn ə kəl

Definition of manacled

Origin : c.1300, "to fetter with manacles," from manacle (n.). Related: Manacled; manacling.

As in bonded : adj shackled
As in restricted : adj limited
As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
As in shackle : verb restrain
As in tether : verb fasten
As in bind : verb fasten, secure
As in trammel : verb hamper
As in curb : verb repress, restrict
As in fetter : verb tie up, hold

Example sentences :

He was manacled and guarded as though he were a raving madman.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

I have already said my hands were manacled from the back; so also were Man Sing's.
Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

His hands were manacled, his legs also were loaded with chains.
Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli

When the President was manacled and at the mercy of the House they would be satisfied.
Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens

True, he was soon too weak to lift his manacled hands in strife.
Extract from : « Shadows of Shasta » by Joaquin Miller

The men were manacled together in twos, and sometimes three and four in a group.
Extract from : « Ran Away to Sea » by Mayne Reid

When we were there he had twelve, all manacled, and reposing on grass mats at night.
Extract from : « Southern Arabia » by Theodore Bent

One by one, the men in the room were manacled, despite their protests.
Extract from : « Black Star's Campaign » by Johnston McCulley

They were ranged, manacled in pairs, beneath the same tree of sacrifice.
Extract from : « The Lily and the Totem » by William Gilmore Simms

For this act of contempt he was seized, manacled, and confined in Fort King.
Extract from : « Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes » by Sylvia Sunshine

Synonyms for manacled

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