Able
Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Handcuffed is an antonym for able.
Nearby Word: ability
Handcuffed
Handcuffed adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.
Usage example: handcuffed by a dearth of funding, the preservation society can do little but stand by as these historic structures deteriorate
Able is an antonym for handcuffed.
Nearby Words: handcuff, handcuffing
Both words in one sentence
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Luckily when he's handcuffed to Usopp and suggests they do rock paper scissors to decide who cuts off their hand, Usopp is able to squash this idea before he begins.
Source: Life-or-Limb Decision -
After his first attempt at raping her is interrupted by the house maid knocking on the front door, Olivia is able to break the bedpost that she is handcuffed to and is able to subdue Lewis long enough to handcuff him to the bed while he's unconscious.
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With My Hands Tied: In the second season finale Elizabeth fights Larrick after being handcuffed and does well enough that Philip, who is also cuffed, is able to get the drop on him and steal the gun out of his waistband and shoot him with it.
Source: Series / The Americans
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