tied down
Bound in place
Tied down describes being constrained or committed in a way that limits freedom.
Literally, something tied down is fastened to prevent movement: Make sure the cargo is tied down.
Figuratively, it means burdened with responsibilities or obligations: I don't want to be tied down to a desk job.
People speak of being tied down by mortgages, children, or relationships—anything that restricts mobility or spontaneity.
- tetheredFastened by a line
- securedMade fast or obtained
- boundSecured or destined
- fastenedJoined or held together
- shackledBound with metal restraints
ball and chain · restricted · held back · committed · anchored · immobilized · burdened · obligated · moored · encumbered · domesticated · chained · constrained · trapped · weighted · confined · locked in · strap
- Gulliver's TravelsGulliver, Swift, Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Lilliputians
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
- restrainedrestrained, reserved, subdued, controlled, muted
- dating slangghosting, breadcrumbing, talking, situationship, cuffing
tied downfree
Without payment or restriction
unbound · loose · released · untethered · unrestrained
tied downfree
Without payment or restriction
unattached · independent · uncommitted · footloose · unencumbered
tied downfree
Without payment or restriction
liberated · unrestrained · unburdened · unfettered · emancipated
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