Handcuff and Undo

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

Usage example: wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father

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Undo is an antonym for handcuff.

Nearby Words: handcuffed, handcuffing

Undo verb - To deprive of courage or confidence.

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Handcuff is an antonym for undo.

Nearby Words: undoing, undone

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Undo and Handcuff. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/handcuff/undo

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