chained

Definitions

Restrained, fastened, or connected by a series of metal links.

Bound or confined as if by chains; restricted or held in place.

Linked together in a sequence or series.

Examples

The prisoner was chained to the wall of the dungeon.

She felt chained to her desk by the endless pile of paperwork.

The bicycle was securely chained to the metal railing outside the shop.

Synonyms

fettered shackled bound restrained tethered confined manacled

Antonyms

free unbound unshackled liberated loose unrestrained released