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fetter
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of FETTER
1
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice <a time-honored tradition is fine as long as it doesn't become a fetter that prevents us from trying something new>
Synonyms check, circumscription, condition, constraint, curb, fetter, limitation, restraint, stricture
Related Words exception, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, strings; ban, prohibition, proscription
2
something that makes movement or progress difficult <claims that government regulations are unnecessary fetters that keep him from achieving his business goals>
Synonyms balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel
Related Words catch, hitch, rub, snag; barrier, blockade, blockage, brick wall, stone wall; arrest, bit, brake, check, constraint, curb, hobble, rein, restraint; embargo, stoppage; delay, holdup, stall; burden, cumber, load; danger, hazard, peril, reef; adversity, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, hardship
3
something that physically prevents free movement <considered a seat belt a pointless fetter—until one saved his life in an auto accident>
Synonyms band, bind, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), shackle
Related Words captivity, confinement, constraint, curb, enchainment, enslavement, hindrance, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint, restriction; entanglement, net, trammel, trap; collar, straitjacket (also straightjacket); fastener, hobble, hold, hold-down, holding, tie
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