as in binding
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
Joan of Arc was pinioned to a stake and burned as a heretic
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinioning
Verb
-
One blocks the receptor binding protein, which the virus uses to attach to human cells.
-
Signed in May 2025, the preliminary agreement was extended three times — in September, December and April — without ever becoming a binding deal.
Verb
-
As Dubner himself acknowledged in the anniversary foreword, the original book was written without a central thesis tying everything together.
-
In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, Risico says Wilder, who had already killed multiple women, electrically shocked different parts of her body after tying her up in a motel room.
Verb
-
The police then appear to grab hold off the councilmember, pushing him to the ground and handcuffing him.
-
The decree requires law enforcement to meet specific goals before federal oversight is removed, including changes to the use of force policy, limiting military-style tactics during protests and banning handcuffing children under 14.
Verb
-
Plants are also unbothered by confining pavement and other urban challenges.
-
The requirement to add wheels increases costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, due to zoning restrictions, often confining them to mobile home parks.
Verb
-
Critics argue that the approach risks hampering Europe’s competitiveness.
-
The sanctions are hampering work on a broad array of investigations at the court.
Verb
-
Unfortunately, this can lead to some individuals lashing out in response to their own insecurities, hate and low bar of aptitude, which is confirmed by the tenor of the attacks.
-
Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Pinioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinioning. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
