handcuffed
Restrained by police
Handcuffed describes someone whose wrists have been bound together by handcuffs, the hinged metal restraints used by police and other authorities.
Beyond the literal sense, handcuffed often appears figuratively to describe being severely restricted or unable to act freely: The new regulations left small businesses handcuffed.
Someone who is handcuffed in this sense faces constraints that prevent them from doing what they want or need to do.
Bound with metal restraints
- boundSecured or destined
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- restrainedHeld under control
- fetteredBound in chains
manacled · chained · immobilized · zip-tied · hobbled · trussed · pinioned · secured
Held against one's will
- apprehendedCaptured or comprehended
- custodyProtective care or control
- policeCivil law enforcement
- suspectBelieve to be likely
officer · booking · rights · warrant · patrol · interrogation · charged · escorted
Restricted in extent
- restrictedLimited in scope
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- impededObstructed or slowed
- inhibitedHeld back by self-consciousness
constrained · hindered · powerless · helpless · incapacitated · stymied · thwarted · paralyzed
Self-locking plastic fasteners
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- ironsRestraints or golf clubs
- braceletsWrist-worn jewelry loops
- restraintsThings that hold back
shackled
Bound with metal restraints
- boundSecured or destined
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- restrainedHeld under control
fettered · manacled · chained · immobilized · zip-tied · hobbled · trussed · pinioned · secured · tethered
detained
Held against one's will
- apprehendedCaptured or comprehended
- custodyProtective care or control
- policeCivil law enforcement
suspect · officer · booking · rights · warrant · patrol · interrogation · charged · escorted · restrained
limited
Restricted in extent
- restrictedLimited in scope
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- impededObstructed or slowed
inhibited · constrained · hindered · powerless · helpless · incapacitated · stymied · thwarted · paralyzed · tied up
zip ties
Self-locking plastic fasteners
jail
Detention facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- holding cellTemporary detention room
- lockupTemporary detention facility
detention · transport · squad car · prisoner · inmate · correctional · guard · escort · booking · processing
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
handcuffedunbound
Not tied down
unshackled · unfettered · free · unrestrained · unchained
handcuffedfree
Without payment or restriction
unrestricted · unimpeded · uninhibited · unconstrained · able
handcuffedpowerful
Having great strength
dominant · in control · strong · commanding · authoritative
- golden handcuffsFinancial incentives preventing departure
- Chinese handcuffsWoven tube binding digits
- velvet handcuffsBenefits discouraging job change
- handcuff escapeFreeing oneself from wrist restraints