bound and gagged
- tiedFastened by knotting
- restrainedHeld under control
- captiveOne held by force
- hostageCaptive held as security
- kidnappedTaken captive illegally
rope · tape · silenced · helpless · prisoner · muffled · struggling · chains · handcuffs · blindfolded · knots · wrists · ankles · cloth · ransom · escape · abducted · trapped
physical freedom
bound and gaggedfree
Without payment or restriction
unbound · liberated · unrestrained · untied · unfettered
capacity for expression
bound and gaggedvocal
Expressing views freely
outspoken · unmuzzled · heard · articulate · amplified
autonomy and control
bound and gaggedliberated
Released from confinement
in control · autonomous · self-determined · captor · free agent