So according to this website <https://eigobu.jp/magazine/hodasareru> some 類語
of 「絆される」 are "押し切られる; 呑まれる; 丸め込まれる; 力負けする; 手折られる."

Of course, Jisho just tells me that this word means "to be moved by kindness"
but these 類語 make me think it can be translated as "to be outmatched [by]" or
"to be overwhelmed [by]" or "to be outwitted [by]" in some cases.

I'm translating a song about a guy trying to capture a villain, and in this
context, I think the 類語 definitions work better. Also, the villain is the 妄想
in the story; he's the speakers evil alter ego that he doesn't fully realize
exists yet. As such, he indirectly refers to the villain as the 妄想; it is
personified (I think)。

```

    妄想に絆されていく
    
```

I really don't think this means "moved by kindness" here as the two continue
trying to kill each other in the song. Can I use the word "outmatched" or
"outwitted"? (I think I prefer outwitted since it has a connotation of losing
to someone in a mental game, which might be similar to 絆される in my opinion.)
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Possible meanings of "絆される"
In my own words, 絆される means "to be affected by someone's strong emotion and
feel like doing something one usually does not do" or "to be motivated to do
something undesirable out of sympathy/pity". This may seem like a very
specific definition, but this is what 絆される means. It's typically used like
彼の熱意にほだされて20万円の絵を買ってしまった. However, this does not necessarily mean someone
intentionally tried to outsmart, overwhelm or deceive you. You may ほだされる by
the crying face of an absolutely innocent small girl, for example.

In the case of 妄想に絆されていく, the speaker is aware that he is being more and more
influenced _negatively_ by the alter ego. Whether or not the alter ego has any
evil intentions, the speaker doesn't like the fact that he is becoming unable
to control himself because he is psychologically affected by the alter ego.
(If this still doesn't make sense, please share the entire lyrics. I usually
read the entire lyrics before answering a question about a song, but I could
not find this phrase on the net.)
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