CHAINED Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in caged

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verb

past tense of chain

as in bound

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains chaining up the dog in the backyard

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as in connected

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole the prosecutor meticulously and brilliantly chained all the evidence together in his closing argument

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Up to five Zeros can be chained together into a 105,000-mAh colossus for extended outdoor adventures. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 The Democrats wrote in a summary of the allegations that immigrants sleep while restrained with handcuffs, leg irons and belly chains, and even elderly people have been chained for 16 hours a day. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Apple is keeping up by enabling M5 Pro Mac minis to be chained together via Thunderbolt 5 to share their computational resources for larger AI models. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Often, his sister said, Isaiah was kept chained up overnight as punishment and left to urinate or defecate on himself. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 The other seats are all chained to the table for when Carrie sends everything in the room flying. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Eight days later, Shelley’s body was found tied, taped in plastic and chained to concrete in the Trinity River. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Speaking to Morgan during an interview released on YouTube on Tuesday, British national Yiannopoulos, 41, recounted how his hands and feet were chained together with manacles. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 At the same time, chained up in the back of a van, an uncharacteristic fatalism has overtaken Reacher. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

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An Eagle man charged with animal cruelty in the shooting deaths of two caged cats was ordered to serve a total of 14 days in jail after accepting a plea deal in August, according to court records.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Traveling with a coffin and a caged panther, Claire hasn’t come alone.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of caged

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The dish machine was not running properly and the chemical sanitizer/soap dispensers have not been connected yet.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
In August, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Police recovered 123 boxes of McLaren F1 Lego sets valued at about $230 each connected to a boxcar burglary, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of connected

Adjective

The favorite to win Brazil’s election has promised to free his imprisoned father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, grant amnesty to supporters and impeach Supreme Court justices.

— Marina Dias, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
The company is required by its contract and state policy to provide mental health treatment, education and other services to imprisoned youth.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026

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In southwest Washington, polling has indicated the congressional race may be essentially tied.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Polls showed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and rightist challenger Flávio Bolsonaro were in effect tied ahead of Sunday’s runoff, with the result potentially coming down to which candidate’s supporters stay away from the ballot box.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tied

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Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
The uptick in ridership was kneecapped by the company’s tension between the need to raise fares and its need to bring in more passengers, wrote Fitch Ratings in its analysis that coupled a credit downgrading earlier this year.

— Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of coupled

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There’s a mirrored hallway that shines like a disco ball, artwork painted by a co-owner, a DJ booth prominent in the dining space and, open to the air, sidewalk seating and a semi-enclosed patio.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Owners can opt for a semi-enclosed galley, which adds a bit of space from the main saloon, or can fully enclose the galley for more separation.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 July 2026

Definition of enclosed

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Look for the poles, the veteran balloon pilot explains to the two men along for the ride, because sometimes the thin lines strung between them all but disappear against the ground below.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Short said the tobacco strung at the fair — which was grown at the nearby Oxford Tobacco Research Station — will be sold to a contractor and likely go into cigarettes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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