Released and Shackled

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Shackled is an antonym for released.

Nearby Words: release, releasing

Shackled adjective - Bound by chains fastened around the ankles.

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Released is an antonym for shackled.

Nearby Words: shackle, shack, shackling, shacked

A character has been shackled or put in handcuffs and upon being released they must rub their wrists.

Source: Cuffs Off, Rub Wrists

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Shackled and Released. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/released/shackled

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