/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of ball and chain Find synonyms for: Noun1. ball and chain, shackle, bond, hamper, trammelusage: heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chainWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sumptuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language