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

The Lantern mythos has long involved inheritance, through its rings being passed down, but the show explores the weight of that inheritance by tethering it to fear. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

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