Fetter and Relieve

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Fetter verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.

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Relieve is an antonym for fetter.

Nearby Words: fettered, fettering

Relieve verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

Usage example: the bellhop relieved him of his luggage and led him to the elevator

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Fetter is an antonym for relieve.

Nearby Words: relief, relieving

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Relieve and Fetter. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fetter/relieve

Fetter & Relieve. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fetter/relieve>.

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