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shackle

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to restrain or limit freedom of action

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Shackle in a sentence

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Excessive regulation shackled the young industry.

Synonyms
fetterconstrainhamper
Antonyms
liberaterelease

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Verbal · Text Completion

The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Shackle (verb) means to restrain or limit freedom of action
Here is shackle used in an example sentence: "Excessive regulation shackled the young industry."
Common synonyms for shackle include fetter, constrain, hamper.
Antonyms of shackle include liberate, release.
Shackle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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