Synonyms of tethered

tethered

verb

past tense of tether

as in tied

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.

Related Words

• tied
• strapped
• bound
• lashed
• wired
• leashed
• trussed
• roped
• corded
• banded
• threaded
• cinched
• intertwined
• knotted
• tangled
• coiled
• girded
• entangled
• snarled
• interlaced
• girted
• laced
• twisted
• wound
• interwove

Dissimilar Words

• unleashed
• untied
• unbound
• untethered
• unfastened
• unloosed
• unstrapped
• unlaced
• disentangled
• undid
• unraveled
• untangled
• uncoiled
• untwisted
• unwound
• unlashed
• unloosened
• unthreaded
• unstrung
• untwined
• unsnarled
• unspooled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tethered

Their fortunes will likely still be tethered to each other down the stretch. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Nothing in this matter is tethered to copyright law in any meaningful way. — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 July 2026

But they also are tethered together in a vital and distinct way, coalescing here as nowhere else even while reflecting something deeper and broader that this particular World Cup has come to mean. — Vahe Gregorian july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

Every second an algorithm is tethered to a decades-old core system is a competitive loss. — Naureen Hassan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Idle horses should also be tethered. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

By 2024, the 56-year-old was tethered to an oxygen tank. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026

Coming from North Carolina, the 75-foot art structure will now be tethered outside Bartram's Garden in Southwest Philadelphia near the 56th Street Plaza. — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Nathan was walking by the animal that was tethered between two trees near the grocery store owned by his grandfather when the attack occurred, according to the local outlets. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026