ROPED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

roped

verb

past tense of rope

as in strapped

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The head-to-head series between Gauff and Pegula is now tied at five apiece.

— Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
The arrivals are coming to a nation whose history is deeply tied to migration from the US.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of tied

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The then Duchess of Cambridge took inspiration from the ‘90s and early 2000s in an olive green sweater dress, black tights, boots, and a wide belt cinched at the waist.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
The waist, for example, was cinched particularly tightly and emphasized in the 1940s and ’50s.

— Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026

Definition of cinched

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For now, though, the puppy who once came bounding into CBS Texas is growing up right before our eyes.

— Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
How Leaders Should Prepare The organizations that get this right will be the ones that deploy agents where the work is bounded, the data is clean and the accountability is clear.

— Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of bound

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Even Hunnam’s character, whose arc was the main story that threaded the dark and violent 2008-14 series, received a sendoff in the finale.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Tara Rudd drove toward Angel City’s back line and threaded a pass through to Rodman, who raced downfield and curled a shot just over goalkeeper Angelina Anderson.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of threaded

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Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.

— Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of trussed

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Observers were able to identify the younger eagle because it was banded by the Orange County Water District in April 2022 in the Prado Basin, some 70 miles from Big Bear.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
She's actually named KD1, a moniker given to her by the humans who banded her.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of banded

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