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adjective

variants or trammelled
as in hampered

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verb

variants or trammelled
past tense of trammel
1
as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband

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2
as in impeded
to create difficulty for the work or activity of the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity

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Recent Examples of trammeled
Verb
The Constitution and the law are only more to be revered because they are being trammeled. — Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trammeled
  1. encumbered
  2. bound
  3. hampered
  4. cramped
  5. tied
  6. impeded
  7. hindered
  8. obstructed
Adjective
  • Now Democrats have a chance to replace Platner with a new candidate—someone who is, perhaps, less encumbered—and redouble their efforts to flip Collins’s seat.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of encumbered
Verb
  • 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
Definition of bound
Verb
  • Efforts to prevent famine have been hampered by the January decision of the United States, once Somalia's largest donor, to freeze nearly all of the country's humanitarian aid.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Panthers’ third-round pick from two years ago had fought through two difficult seasons hampered by injury.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of hampered
Adjective
  • Without a clear layout, combining dining, lounging, entertaining, and play areas into one open area can make the yard feel cramped and disorganized.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In cramped, scorching-hot cells, the men sleep in their underwear to keep cool.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of cramped
Verb
  • 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
Definition of tied
Verb
  • Kupor, head of the government’s chief human resources agency since July 2025, has publicly argued even jobs conducive to remote work can be impeded by working from home.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Kenya’s Red Cross said difficult terrain and a fire at the site of the crash impeded its search and recovery efforts.
    — Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of impeded
Verb
  • Dodson and Rodriguez had been competing for the starting spot opposite Brooks, but injuries to that unit had watered down the competition and hindered the evaluation process.
    — Omar Kelly August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The location of his injury has led some to wonder if he’ll be hindered — Judge did slump for a few weeks while playing through pain prior to going on the IL — but Boone didn’t share those concerns on Tuesday.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hindered
Verb
  • Yoon has defended his action, calling it a desperate attempt to draw public support for his fight against the liberal opposition Democratic Party that obstructed his agenda.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Fake, obstructed, and missing plates are a major concern with cars and undoubtedly would be with MMVs.
    — Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstructed

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“Trammeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trammeled. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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