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tie

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tie

1 a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other

  • the competition for first place in the dessert division ended in a tie between the chocolate pecan pie and the walnut fudge tart
Synonyms of tie

dead heat, draw, stalemate, standoff
Words Related to tie

deadlock, impasse

seesaw

photo finish

horse race, toss-up

2 a uniting or binding force or influence

  • their marriage will serve to form a very strong tie between our families
Synonyms of tie

bond, cement, cord, knot, ligature, link
Words Related to tie

attachment, connection, fastening, hookup, joint, linkage, linkup, nexus, tie-up, union, yoke

affection, fondness, sympathy

fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel

constraint, curb, hampering, limit, limitation, restraint, restriction
Near Antonyms of tie

detaching, disengaging, parting, separation

unbinding, unfastening, unfettering, untying (or untieing)

emancipation, freedom, liberation, release

tie

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tie

1 to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord

  • tied the newspapers into a bundle
Synonyms of tie

band, bind, truss
Words Related to tie

cinch, cord, rope, strap, thread, wire

gird, girt

lash, leash, tether

interlace, intertwine, interweave, lace

entangle, knot, snarl, tangle, twist

coil, wind
Near Antonyms of tie

undo, unfasten, unlace, unlash, unloose, unloosen, unstrap, unstring, unthread

unleash, untether

disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist

uncoil, unspool, unwind
Antonyms of tie

unbind, untie

2 to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)

  • at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine—how could the rest of us tie that?
Synonyms of tie

equal, match, meet
Words Related to tie

beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

amount (to), approach, touch

approximate, keep up, measure up (to), parallel, rival, stack up (against or with)

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