Synonyms of binds

binds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bind

1

as in ties

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

prisons tend to bind convicted criminals for transport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ties
• chains
• hampers
• constrains
• attaches
• confines
• handcuffs
• enchains
• fetters
• shackles
• secures
• lashes
• bits
• gyves
• fastens
• trammels
• restricts
• enfetters
• hinders
• links
• manacles
• pinions
• impedes
• joins
• irons
• hobbles
• limits
• curbs
• trusses
• hog-ties
• entangles
• tangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberates
• frees
• releases
• unbinds
• rescues
• looses
• emancipates
• unties
• undoes
• unshackles
• detaches
• untangles
• unfastens
• disengages
• unfetters

2

as in bandages

to cover with a bandage

bind the wound to stop the bleeding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bandages
• heals
• treats
• dresses
• ministers (to)
• swathes
• attends
• medicates
• doctors
• cures
• cares (for)
• nurses
• remedies
• rehabilitates
• mends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbandages

3

as in threads

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

• ties
• threads
• wires
• bands
• straps
• trusses
• cinches
• ropes
• intertwines
• cords
• tethers
• girds
• twists
• knots
• entangles
• interweaves
• coils
• snarls
• tangles
• interlaces
• winds
• lashes
• laces
• girts
• leashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unties
• unbinds
• undoes
• unfastens
• unleashes
• unravels
• unstraps
• unlaces
• unlooses
• disentangles
• unwinds
• unstrings
• unloosens
• untangles
• untwists
• uncoils
• unspools
• unthreads
• untethers
• unlashes
• untwines
• unsnarls

binds

2 of 2

noun

plural of bind

1

as in pickles

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

with our vacation week fast approaching, and no arrangements for the care of our pets, we were in a serious bind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pickles
• predicaments
• dilemmas
• holes
• swamps
• corners
• jams
• fixes
• rabbit holes
• boxes
• impasses
• rattraps
• mires
• kettles of fish
• spots
• sticky wickets
• difficulties
• nodes
• quagmires
• pinches
• jackpots
• plights
• crises
• halts
• hot waters
• soups
• catch-22's
• scrapes
• troubles
• deadlocks
• clutches
• crossroads
• straits
• stalemates
• quandaries
• exigencies
• emergencies
• logjams
• standstills
• junctures

2

as in chains

something that physically prevents free movement

the store owner held the would-be burglar in a makeshift bind until the police officers could arrive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chains
• handcuffs
• bracelets
• ties
• shackles
• bonds
• cuffs
• manacles
• irons
• bands
• fetters
• confinements
• ligatures
• constraints
• traps
• restraints
• restrictions
• collars
• curbs
• trammels
• holdings
• entanglements
• holds
• hindrances
• nets
• captivities
• hobbles
• imprisonments
• enslavements
• incarcerations
• enchainments
• straitjackets
• fasteners
• immurements
• hold-downs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of binds

Verb

My phone was erased, and the attacker had switched on Activation Lock, the anti-theft feature that binds a device to its owner's Apple ID. — Ryan Pettit, Time, 7 July 2026

What binds them is a Supreme Court case from 1857, when a man named Dred Scott sued for his freedom. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 7 July 2026

Teplizumab – a form of immunotherapy – binds to immune cells to slow their attack and so delays the need to take insulin by two to three years. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 July 2026

Making Connections And Mentoring Another thing going for region is the glue the binds much of it together - a thriving community of connectors and mentors based there offering programs to help early-stage deep tech startups scale up. — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Phytic acid binds directly to HDAC3 and turns on its activity. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

There's so much that binds us and connects us. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026

Schneider said the memorandum apparently binds the United States, Iran and their allies but makes no mention of nonstate actors Iran supports like Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026

Semaglutide binds to receptors in the brain, gut, pancreas and other tissues, which is part of why side effects show up across so many organ systems. — Allison Palmer updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026

Noun

There’s a lot of deus ex machina resolution of tight binds, things that happen off-screen and are waved away. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026