Synonyms of tethering

tethering

verb

present participle of tether

as in tying

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

• tying
• strapping
• binding
• lashing
• leashing
• wiring
• banding
• roping
• threading
• cinching
• cording
• trussing
• knotting
• intertwining
• interlacing
• coiling
• tangling
• snarling
• girting
• entangling
• girding
• twisting
• winding
• interweaving
• lacing

Dissimilar Words

• unleashing
• untying
• untethering
• unbinding
• undoing
• unfastening
• unraveling
• unstrapping
• unlacing
• disentangling
• untwisting
• unloosing
• untangling
• unwinding
• uncoiling
• unloosening
• unthreading
• unlashing
• unspooling
• unstringing
• untwining
• unsnarling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tethering

Such passions are with me still, chains tethering me to this fate. — Hisham Matar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

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

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

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

This lockbox is compact enough to fit in a carry-on bag or weekender tote, and has a tethering cable to affix it to a secure object. — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

In contrast, the Retire Sooner Method maintains the spirit of the pursuit of freedom without tethering itself to overly aggressive tactics. — Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Each spark tethering to the next, seamlessly flying without a net and yet somehow fully course-corrected. — Natasha Lyonne, Time, 15 Apr. 2026