ENCHAINED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

enchained

verb

past tense of enchain

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

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The sound of a teenager bounding down the stairs of our home.

— John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
An irrigation channel bounded one side of the field, where both a snowy egret and a great egret stood.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Wisconsin is experiencing its largest outbreak in decades, while Georgia health officials are working to contain a cluster tied to a metro Atlanta day care center.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
But there is something else tied to his Jewish heritage that keeps things in perspective — the struggles his grandmother went through escaping liquidation at the hand of the Nazis in her Polish hometown.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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In an interview with Fortune, Kopp described the company’s mission as freeing CFOs from the drudgery that keeps them chained to spreadsheets long after everyone else has logged off.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Wolverine finally makes his way to Essex, who’s been chained up by Trask.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

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