enchain
verb
en·chain in-ˈchān 
enchained; enchaining; enchains
transitive verb
: to bind or hold with or as if with chains
enchainment
in-ˈchān-mənt
noun 
Synonyms
- bind
- chain
- enfetter
- fetter
- gyve
- handcuff
- manacle
- pinion
- shackle
- trammel
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Example Sentences
learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life
Word History
Etymology
Middle English encheynen, from Anglo-French enchaener, from en- + chaene chain
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
enchained
verb
as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bound
- chained
- fettered
- pinioned
- tied
- shackled
- manacled
- confined
- handcuffed
- constrained
- hampered
- lashed
- trammeled
- trammelled
- trussed
- attached
- fastened
- gyved
- bitted
- linked
- enfettered
- secured
- restricted
- hindered
- hobbled
- ironed
- impeded
- hog-tied
- limited
- curbed
- tangled
- joined
- entangled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- liberated
- freed
- unbound
- unshackled
- rescued
- loosed
- emancipated
- released
- untied
- unfettered
- unfastened
- detached
- disengaged
- undid
- untangled
- the Old Testament
- the old world
- the oldest profession
- the Olympic Games
- the Olympics
- the one about
- the one and only
- the only (person or thing) for
- the only for
- the only game in town
- the only person or thing for
- the only thing
- the open air
- the open road
- the open sea
- the opera
- the opposite sex
- the opposite side of the coin
- the opposition
- the oppressed
- the orchestra
- the order of the day
- the Orient
- the Orthodox Church
- the other