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 On a lake, current mixes with water to eat through structural steel, rust internal rebar, and snap the massive underwater cables tethering the bridge to the lakebed. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 The sizes of these terms act like threads lightly tethering the macroscopic world to the microscopic one. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 The financing packages will keep a huge amount of capital tethered to Nvidia, and away from fledgling or established competitors. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026 As someone who tethers himself to playoff odds, repeatedly speaks of intelligent spending and has a general manager in Carter Hawkins who once referenced 2032 to explain the lack of big moves last summer, Hoyer has had his critics. — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tether

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether

Verb

The company says those sensors can help with reminders and brief activity records tied to relevant interactions rather than continuous recording.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
This increase in work, the jury contended, was directly tied to Skains’ decision to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which determined Skains had the right to sue over the discrimination.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of tie

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AirsFish Soccer Shin Guards for Kids Breathable and sweat-absorbent, these shin guards strap around the foot to stay securely in place.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
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

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When the College Football Playoff selection committee pores over data points and debates the merits of each at-large hopeful in early December, the results of Week 2 are bound to loom large.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
A week after the big score, Chetal's parents were driving in Danbury, Connecticut, when several masked men cut them off, forced them out of their new car, beat Chetal's father with a baseball bat, shoved the couple into a van and bound their hands.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026