ROPED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

roped

verb

past tense of rope

as in strapped

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Abercrombie’s old mall identity was closely tied to the experience of walking in, making the space itself part of what shoppers remember about the brand.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
With the score tied at one, Bryce Harper misplayed a routine fly ball to right field in the bottom of the 7th, allowing a run to score and setting up another to come in on a sacrifice fly.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tied

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The rest of Lopez’s look included a matching long-sleeve brown top and pencil skirt cinched with a belt.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
The couple wore matching suites, with Cameron’s cinched at the waist, featuring a white tie and draping cape, while David accessorized his ivory look with a silk scarf.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cinched

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Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
But previous grids had been tightly bounded—patches of orthogonal civilization within an arcing and twisting terrain.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of bound

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On the Cougars’ next possession, Grant threaded a pass through two Cavalier defenders, finding Kyion Rattler for an apparent 55-yard score.

— Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
On fourth-and-1 at the New England 45-yard line early in the fourth quarter, Lock faked a handoff, booted left and threaded a short pass through the arms of defensive tackle Milton Williams to Smith-Njigba, who took over from there.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 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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