fetterverb [ T ]
uk/ˈfet.ər/us/ˈfet̬.ɚ/literary to keep someone within limits or stop them from making progress:
He felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.
to tie someone to a place by putting chains around their ankles
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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