manacled
Wrists bound together
Manacled means bound with manacles—shackles or restraints for the wrists.
The word appears in both literal and figurative contexts: The prisoner sat manacled to the bench; manacled by debt and obligation.
It suggests captivity or severe restriction of freedom, often with connotations of injustice or oppression.
Linked metal restraints
- fettersAnkle restraints, often metal
- ironsRestraints or golf clubs
- restraintsThings that hold back
- cuffsSleeve or wrist bands
clamps · bracelets · trammels · binds · yokes · tethers · hobbles · pinioned
Subterranean prison chamber
- cellBasic unit of life
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- captiveOne held by force
- detaineePerson held in custody
jail · custody · incarceration · confinement · penitentiary · convict · warden · bars
Oppressive, absolute governance
- subjugationForcing into submission
- enslavementForced human ownership
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
captivity · exploitation · persecution · suppression · injustice · slavery · serfdom · thralldom
Flight from captivity
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- jailbreakEscape from custody
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
breakout · emancipation · unchain · release · unshackle · loosen · extricate · free
chains
Linked metal restraints
- fettersAnkle restraints, often metal
- ironsRestraints or golf clubs
- restraintsThings that hold back
cuffs · clamps · bracelets · trammels · binds · yokes · tethers · hobbles · pinioned · bound
dungeon
Subterranean prison chamber
detainee · jail · custody · incarceration · confinement · penitentiary · convict · warden · bars · lockup
tyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
- subjugationForcing into submission
- enslavementForced human ownership
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
servitude · captivity · exploitation · persecution · suppression · injustice · slavery · serfdom · thralldom · yoked
escape
Flight from captivity
flight · breakout · emancipation · unchain · release · unshackle · loosen · extricate · free · unlock
restricted
Limited in scope
limited · constrained · inhibited · encumbered · trammeled · thwarted · stifled · curtailed · checked · bridled
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
manacledunshackled
Released from restraints
unfettered · unbound · unchained · free-handed · unrestrained
manacledliberated
Released from confinement
free · emancipated · freed · autonomous · independent