trammeled
Kept in check
Trammeled means hindered, restrained, or confined.
A trammel was originally a net for catching fish or birds, and the verb retains that sense of entanglement: trammeled by bureaucratic regulations, trammeled by convention.
The word suggests constraints that limit freedom of movement or action.
Also spelled trammelled (British).
Forced into narrow limits
- restrainedHeld under control
- fetteredBound in chains
- shackledBound with metal restraints
- inhibitedHeld back by self-consciousness
curtailed · hampered · impeded · hindered · encumbered · bounded · limited · checked
constrained
Forced into narrow limits
- restrainedHeld under control
- fetteredBound in chains
- shackledBound with metal restraints
inhibited · curtailed · hampered · impeded · hindered · encumbered · bounded · limited · checked · curbed
ensnared
Caught by trickery
snared · netted · trapped · tangled · snarled · webbed · ensnarled · seized · captured · embroiled
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
frustrated · balked · impeded · hindered · barred · stopped · derailed · prevented · disrupted · intercepted
trammeledfree
Without payment or restriction
liberated · unrestrained · unfettered · freed · released
trammeledclear
Without obstruction or fog
cleared · unobstructed · open · unblocked · unencumbered
trammeledunregulated
Not controlled by rules
deregulated · unrestricted · ungoverned · unchecked · unsupervised
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