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tethered

verb , past tense of tether

Synonyms and Antonyms of tethered

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.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of tethered

lashed, leashed

banded, bound, tied, trussed

cinched, corded, roped, strapped, threaded, wired

girded (or girt), girted

interlaced, intertwined, interwove (also interweaved), laced

entangled, knotted, snarled, tangled, twisted

coiled, wound (also winded)

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of tethered

unleashed, untethered

unbound, untied

undid, unfastened, unlaced, unlashed, unloosed, unloosened, unstrapped, unstrung, unthreaded

disentangled, unraveled, unsnarled, untangled, untwined, untwisted

uncoiled, unspooled, unwound

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