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tie-up

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tie-up

1 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 of tie-up

backup, bottleneck, jam, jam-up, logjam, snarl, tailback [British]
Words Related to tie-up

tangle

gridlock, lock

congestion, traffic

crawl, delay, slowdown, stoppage
2 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 of tie-up

affiliation, alliance, association, collaboration, confederation, connection, cooperation, hookup, liaison, linkup, partnership, relation, relationship, union
Words Related to tie-up

business, dealings, interaction

exchange, interconnection, interrelation, mutualism, reciprocity, symbiosis

incorporation, integration, merger, unification

affinity, attachment, closeness, intimacy, rapport, sympathy

kinship, oneness, solidarity, togetherness, unity

colleagueship, companionship, company, fellowship

bed, cahoots, league
Near Antonyms of tie-up

breakup, dissolution, disunion

division, parting, separation, severance, split

alienation, divorce, estrangement
Antonyms of tie-up

disaffiliation, dissociation

tie up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tie up

to create difficulty for the work or activity of
  • an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway
Synonyms of tie up

clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, trammel
Words Related to tie up

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)
Phrases Synonymous with tie up

cramp oneʼs style, give a hard time
Near Antonyms of tie up

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

loosen, smooth

encourage, further, promote
Antonyms of tie up

aid, assist, facilitate, help

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