Synonyms of tied

tied 1 of 2

adjective

as in attached

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attached
• bound
• fastened
• restrained
• constrained
• stuck
• wedged
• taut
• jammed
• firm
• tense
• tight
• fast
• snug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• loosened
• unsecured
• slack
• lax
• insecure
• relaxed
• untied
• detached
• free
• undone
• unattached
• unbound
• slackened
• unfastened
• baggy
• saggy
• blousy

tied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of tie

1

as in bound

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

tied the newspapers into a bundle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bound
• threaded
• strapped
• trussed
• knotted
• wired
• banded
• wound
• roped
• twisted
• cinched
• lashed
• tethered
• coiled
• tangled
• intertwined
• corded
• laced
• girded
• entangled
• girt
• winded
• snarled
• girted
• leashed
• interlaced
• interweaved
• interwove

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untied
• unbound
• unfastened
• unleashed
• undid
• unloosed
• unstrapped
• unlaced
• unraveled
• disentangled
• untangled
• unloosened
• unlashed
• unwound
• untwisted
• uncoiled
• unstrung
• unthreaded
• untethered
• untwined
• unsnarled
• unspooled

2

as in matched

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 & Similar Words

• matched
• met
• equalled
• topped
• equaled
• beat
• approached
• eclipsed
• transcended
• touched
• surpassed
• rivaled
• outstripped
• outdistanced
• excelled
• rivalled
• outdid
• bettered
• paralleled
• outshone
• approximated
• amounted (to)
• overtopped
• outshined
• measured up (to)
• kept up
• stacked up (against or with)

Phrases Containing tied

• fit to be tied