Antonyms for chainscha·ins

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1. chains

   Bonds may be of cord, leather, or any other substance that can bind; chains are of linked metal. Manacles and handcuffs are for the hands, fetters are primarily chains or jointed iron fastenings for the feet; gyves may be for either. A shackle is a metallic ring, clasp, or bracelet-like fastening for encircling and restraining a limb: commonly one of a pair, used either for hands or feet. Bonds, fetters, and chains are used in a general way for almost any form of restraint. Gyves is now wholly poetic, and the other words are mostly restricted to the literary style; handcuffs is the specific and irons the general term in popular usage; as, the prisoner was put in irons. Bonds, chains, and shackles are frequently used in the metaphorical sense.

   Synonyms:
   bondage, bonds, custody, durance, duress, fetter, gyves, handcuffs, imprisonment, irons, manacles, shackles

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1. • Shackle

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1. irons, chainsnoun

   metal shackles; for hands or legs

   Synonyms:
   irons

How to use chains in a sentence?

1. Neil Saunders:

   The bigger companies that have more money, more economic clout because they place more orders, definitely have more scope to mitigate [ supply chain constraints ], smaller chains just don't have that economic power.

2. Welles Orr:

   I don't think any responsible member of Congress would oppose the USMCA and see NAFTA withdrawn. That would cause utter havoc in the markets, disrupt our agreements and disrupt our supply chains.

3. Jean Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract:

   Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.

4. Pat Gelsinger:

   If we’ve learned one thing from the Covid crisis and this multi-year journey that we’ve been on it’s we need resilience in our supply chains.

5. Patrick Mahony:

   Chains are chains even if made of gold, they just tie you.

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