Enfranchise and Shackle

Enfranchise

Enfranchise verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).
Usage example: in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time

Shackle is an antonym for enfranchise.

Shackle

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

Enfranchise is an antonym for shackle.

Nearby Words: shackled, shackling
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Shackle and Enfranchise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/enfranchise/shackle
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