ENFETTER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

enfetter

verb

in-ˈfe-tər

Definition of enfetter

as in to bind

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains enfettered by debt, she was in no position to take early retirement

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The agreements include binding volume commitments, take-or-pay provisions and, in many cases, price floors.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Instead, the plasma is a mix of the constituents of hadrons and the nuclear force that binds them.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bind

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Center fielder Tristan Peters saw his franchise-record-tying streak of consecutive games with a home run end at five.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Ryker Huther is tied for first with 66 for Circle Christian boys golf on the first day of the Titan Invitational.

— Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of tie

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As families wait for news about their relatives, damaged roads, power outages and fears of further flooding have hampered rescue efforts.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Analysts point out that on one hand, droughts can hamper hydroelectric generation, while high temperatures raise cooling demand and strain power grids.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hamper

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Speaking to Morgan during an interview released on YouTube on Tuesday, British national Yiannopoulos, 41, recounted how his hands and feet were chained together with manacles.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
At the same time, chained up in the back of a van, an uncharacteristic fatalism has overtaken Reacher.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

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