Synonyms for enchain

Most common

bind · enslave · shackle · fetter · enthrall US · manacle

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To restrain with, or as if with, chains.

Forms

Past participle

enchained
e.g. enchained → enslaved, shackled, fettered, manacled…

Example sentences

• bind I'm forever lost, can't you see? I'm in a bind!
• enslave Stefan and the demon wanted to enslave humanity.
• shackle Let's shackle your feet with silver fetters.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

bind¹

6 letters

fetter²

7 letters

enslave², shackle², enthral², manacle

8 letters

enthrall

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fetter² = 2 syllables).