Synonyms of binding

binding 1 of 3

adjective

as in valid

Related Words

• valid
• legal
• good
• working

Dissimilar Words

• bad
• null
• void
• invalid
• null and void
• inoperative
• illegal
• nugatory
• nonbinding
• nonvalid
• useless
• worthless

binding

2 of 3

noun

as in tape

Related Words

• tape
• strap
• bandage
• belt
• ribbon
• list
• band
• strip
• girth
• swatch
• swath
• slip
• slat

binding

3 of 3

verb

present participle of bind

1

as in tying

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

prisons tend to bind convicted criminals for transport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tying
• hampering
• constraining
• confining
• chaining
• pinioning
• lashing
• fettering
• attaching
• handcuffing
• shackling
• enchaining
• linking
• enfettering
• gyving
• securing
• trammeling
• manacling
• ironing
• restricting
• limiting
• fastening
• impeding
• trussing
• hindering
• hobbling
• curbing
• joining
• bitting
• tangling
• hog-tying
• entangling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeing
• releasing
• liberating
• rescuing
• unbinding
• loosing
• emancipating
• undoing
• unshackling
• unfettering
• untying
• untangling
• unfastening
• detaching
• disengaging

2

as in bandaging

to cover with a bandage

bind the wound to stop the bleeding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bandaging
• healing
• treating
• dressing
• swathing
• curing
• ministering (to)
• attending
• remedying
• nursing
• caring (for)
• medicating
• rehabilitating
• doctoring
• mending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbandaging

3

as in threading

to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord

bind the asparagus spears carefully before packing the bunches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tying
• threading
• banding
• strapping
• wiring
• cording
• trussing
• twisting
• cinching
• roping
• knotting
• tethering
• winding
• lashing
• coiling
• tangling
• intertwining
• girting
• girding
• interlacing
• entangling
• snarling
• lacing
• interweaving
• leashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untying
• unbinding
• undoing
• unfastening
• unlacing
• unleashing
• unstrapping
• unloosing
• unraveling
• disentangling
• unwinding
• untangling
• untwisting
• uncoiling
• unthreading
• unloosening
• unlashing
• unstringing
• untethering
• unspooling
• untwining
• unsnarling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of binding

Adjective

Under the non-binding agreement, the companies plan to establish a 50-50 joint venture and initially develop recycling facilities for neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) and samarium-cobalt (SmCo) magnets and magnet scrap. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague on Monday ruled in Pakistan's favor over the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, saying the historic pact remains fully binding and that India had no valid grounds for ending or suspending it. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Noun

Complete with brown poplin binding, the piece delivers a coastal nod without screaming beach bag. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 12 July 2026

In Weaver’s case, for example, one of the bindings found on her body had a lot of DNA from Weaver herself, some from her boyfriend and a much smaller amount from an unknown third person, Collins said. — Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 10 May 2026

Verb

The magician—and apparently her family, down through the generations—is responsible for keeping this creature at bay by binding it to a living body that remains immobile. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Although the story of Odysseus binding himself to the mast to resist the Sirens’ song may belong to the mythical imagination, plenty of desperate souls have gone to heroic lengths to obstruct their wayward desires. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026