Synonyms of tie-up

tie-up 1 of 2

noun

ˈtī-ˌəp 

1

as in jam

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement

a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jam
• snarl
• congestion
• bottleneck
• jam-up
• logjam
• tangle
• tailback
• backup
• delay
• lock
• traffic
• stoppage
• slowdown
• gridlock
• crawl

2

as in partnership

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)

in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• partnership
• collaboration
• association
• relationship
• cooperation
• affiliation
• connection
• alliance
• merger
• relation
• union
• liaison
• interaction
• dealings
• confederation
• hookup
• integration
• linkup
• solidarity
• exchange
• kinship
• incorporation
• symbiosis
• unification
• interconnection
• reciprocity
• interrelation
• affinity
• unity
• intimacy
• rapport
• attachment
• business
• company
• sympathy
• oneness
• companionship
• mutualism
• bed
• closeness
• league
• togetherness
• cahoots
• fellowship
• colleagueship

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissociation
• dissolution
• breakup
• division
• split
• separation
• disaffiliation
• parting
• severance
• divorce
• alienation
• disunion
• estrangement

tie up

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verb

as in to impede

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impede
• hinder
• hamper
• embarrass
• obstruct
• hold back
• handicap
• interfere (with)
• block
• delay
• inhibit
• hold up
• cramp
• clog
• hobble
• stymie
• disrupt
• restrain
• shackle
• encumber
• tie
• cramp one's style
• fetter
• handcuff
• give a hard time
• constrain
• short-circuit
• trammel
• thwart
• curb
• hog-tie
• bind
• check
• brake
• frustrate
• manacle
• rein
• bog (down)
• retard
• stifle
• retain
• barricade
• balk
• arrest
• tether
• leash
• choke
• chain
• blockade
• hem (in)
• hedge (in)
• confine
• strangle
• sabotage
• foil
• baffle
• halter
• mire
• roadblock
• stump
• derail
• muzzle
• smother
• suffocate
• repress
• suppress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• help
• assist
• aid
• facilitate
• open
• make way
• clear
• release
• liberate
• free
• promote
• encourage
• unplug
• unstop
• loosen
• unclog
• smooth
• further
• untie

Examples of tie-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The move deepens the two companies’ partnership, one of a string of tie-ups Uber has struck in a bid to position itself as a platform for commercializing autonomous vehicles. —Natalie Lung, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2024

The Kroger-Albertsons tie-up would mean spinning off nearly 600 stores, 63 of them in California, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for $2.9 billion. —Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024

Verb

The law's process for hashing out billing disputes between insurers and providers has been tied up in litigation. —Maya Goldman, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024

The philosophy and the spirit of a movie is usually tied up in the human element, and that’s the actors as well. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024