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adjective

Definition of handcuffednext
as in helpless
unable to act or achieve one's purpose handcuffed by a dearth of funding, the preservation society can do little but stand by as these historic structures deteriorate

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handcuffed

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verb

past tense of handcuff
1
as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father

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2
as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of the fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handcuffed
  1. helpless
  2. bound
  3. paralyzed
  4. tied
  5. impeded
  6. weak
  7. obstructed
Adjective
  • Elizabeth Taylor felt helpless learning a close friend's fate along with the world.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Zimbardo spent the rest of his career promoting his theory that humans are helpless against the evil that lies in wait within us to be triggered by circumstance.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of helpless
Verb
  • Bruins descended upon Eagles goalkeeper Izzy Sussman, prodding at her while the bright-yellow keeper bounded one shot off her toes.
    Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The family sold the newspaper in the heart of western Iowa, sort of within the triangle bounded by Sioux City, Des Moines and Omaha, Nebraska, to Iowa Information based in Sheldon, Iowa.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of bound
Adjective
  • Despite the prime minister’s assurances, some state workers failed to return to their jobs and a U.N. official said the government remains paralyzed.
    Sarah el Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • There was the woman who came to every meeting combative and quick-tempered (fight), the one who broke down in tears at every one-on-one and eventually took extended leave (flight), and the one who seemed paralyzed by the sheer volume of work (freeze).
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of paralyzed
Verb
  • And in 2003, there were only three nominees, and two of them — Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis —tied.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The network plans to launch more verticals in months to come, with some, like sports, tied to things in which people can invest.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of tied
Verb
  • One, Manning, 5 feet 8, who runs like a steam engine in pads, is not to be impeded, nor are his teammates, who routed Newington, 50-0 on Sunday.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024
  • These hydroelectric dams also impeded fish migration for nearly a century.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of impeded
Adjective
  • Scene-to-scene continuity is typically weak and telling.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Capasa noted that a negative third quarter impacted by weak internal demand, the slowdown of purchases from Chinese customers and overall geopolitical instability kept worsening the cautious scenario already registered in the first half of the year.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of weak
Verb
  • Many also struggle with epiphora, where tear ducts are obstructed, resulting in constant eye discharge.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Associated Press said ambulances and other emergency vehicles were seen turning around after being obstructed by these makeshift roadblocks.
    Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of obstructed
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