TETHER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

tether

verb

Definition of tether

as in to tie

to attach (someone or something) to something else by or as if by means of a line or cord I tethered the boat to the dock before coming ashore.

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Recent Examples of tether Plus, it's got an automatic reeling system to pull the tethering cable back into its body at the press of a button. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 29 July 2026 Samsung's glasses are equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 Gen1 chip and must be tethered to a smartphone. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 22 July 2026 The two cable-laying ships, the Niagara and Agamemnon, started in the middle of the Atlantic and traveled in opposite directions, tethering the ends in Newfoundland and Ireland. — USA Today, 21 July 2026 Once Emily commits to stepping away from what tethered her to her past, a new freedom, and maybe new fears, emerge. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tether

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether

Verb

The MacBook Neo is inextricably tied to the iPhone Pro's release date.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Some of this can be attributed to a loss of trust in institutions, especially those tied to public health, thanks in part to the Covid-19 pandemic.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of tie

Verb

Members of the TreeCircus crew will help participants strap into the rope system and teach them how to climb using only the power of their own body.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Outside Delhi, a 32-year-old garment maker identified as Lalita says her factory now requires everyone to strap a GoPro camera to their heads at the start of each shift.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026

Definition of strap

Verb

Climbers who rope up together learn from one another, with no strict hierarchy.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Some of those startups started in the San Francisco Bay area, where AI dating apps are hosting parties, speed dating, coffee meet-ups and other in-person events to rope people into using their new service.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of rope

Verb

The flash-forward that closes the Lanterns series premiere was bound to strike a familiar chord with Kyle Chandler completists.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
To bind it, the artists crafted a mortar using a mix of slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and blood.

— Mike McRae August 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026