STRAPPED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

strapped

verb

past tense of strap

as in tied

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Worth Girvan and Gaspar were virtually tied on election night Tuesday, but on Thursday Worth Girvan began pulling ahead as more mail-in ballots were counted.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Wear them around your neck, in your hair, or simply tied onto the handle of your bag.

— Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of tied

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Each player wears a thin black belt which is cinched tightly around the waist with one flag attached to each hip.

— Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Mercato tote bag Inspired by a spacious shopper, this leather tote can be worn with the sides cinched or open.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of cinched

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Each payment was firmly bounded—to identifiable living victims or to development, awareness, and commemoration rather than compensation.

— Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Caleb Wilson bounded into the paint with the lack of abandon every rookie possesses, stretching his arms toward the rim in a desperate reach for the ball.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of bound

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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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Try one threaded through a pair of relaxed corduroys, finished with a purple barn jacket for an unexpected pop of color.

— Madeline Fass, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
Thin white straps wrapped around Williams’ ankles, threaded through buckle closures that kept the shoes in place.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of threaded

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One hefty drone, typically used by law enforcement or first responders for security over watch, is tethered and can stay in the air for days at a time.

— Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
During today's excursion, the same two astronauts will venture out into space, tethered to the space station, to install the eighth and final roll-out solar array.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of tethered

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