Synonyms for fettered
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fet-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛt ər |
Top 10 synonyms for fettered Other synonyms for the word fettered
Définition of fettered
Origin :- c.1300, from Old English gefetrian (see fetter (n.)). Related: Fettered; fettering.
- verb tie up, hold
- They would not allow him to resist, but fettered him and led his spirit away.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- In this spirit, he was fettered with great care, and conveyed into the interior of the prison.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- Here again our legislation is fettered by ignorance and religious dogma.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- Under the earth the fettered men—on the ruins of the church the singing bird.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- And shall we crouch above these graves,With craven soul and fettered lip?
- Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark
- Do you see how he has misused me; has fettered me to the sick-bed?
- Extract from : « The Home » by Fredrika Bremer
- I will help him throw off the shackles with which conscienceless capitalism has fettered him.
- Extract from : « The Mask » by Arthur Hornblow
- His face changed, as it will with fear, and he dragged his feet, as though they were fettered.
- Extract from : « The Sayings Of Confucius » by Confucius
- He was confused in his gait, almost as if his lower limbs had been fettered, too.
- Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb
- In their mode of dealing with him they were fettered by no rules.
- Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
Antonyms for fettered
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