TIED-UP Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

tied-up 1 of 2

adjective

as in engaged

involved in often constant activity we'll be tied-up with work for the next several days

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tied up

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verb

past tense of tie up

as in hampered

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

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Like other hard-right populist parties across the globe, Reform’s brand is very much tied up in traditionalist masculinity. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 In one shot of Kidman leaning against the railing of a boat, her curls took center stage, and in another photo, the Lioness actress posed in a blue bikini in a hot tub, her hair tied up in a top knot. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026 The Harvard and Columbia cases are still tied up in litigation. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Though Conahan was convicted of one murder, he was known as the Hog Trail Killer and is believed responsible for the murders of up to a dozen men who were tied up, mutilated and killed in rural areas between Sarasota and Fort Myers in the 1990s. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 By buying up the loans, TWG would be reducing the risk borne by the insurer caused by having such a large amount of assets tied up with one or more related parties. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Can’t get too tied up into it, fluky outcomes and stuff like that. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 Marcy had her hair tied up with a bow made from nylon cord and was bent over a fold-up kitchen counter rearranging wet garbage. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 Many of those directives are now tied up in court, where Blanche’s DOJ will have to defend them ahead of the midterms. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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The jury was listening intently and looking at the screen as the story of the shooting unfolded, more engaged after already listening to hours of the recording.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Say what has changed, ask what still works, and suggest a flexible next step that gives both people space to stay engaged.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of engaged

Verb

But the lack of a proper contest between bat and ball in Pakistani domestic first-class cricket has starved locals of that preparation time and hampered the development of genuine pace.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
However, difficult weather conditions hampered the search in the following days, as the service wrote in a subsequent update.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hampered

Adjective

Perhaps a Sunday evening after peak usage time, before a busy week ahead.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
The incident comes as Colorado experiences a sharp increase in bear activity fueled by poor natural food conditions, prompting officials to urge people to take extra precautions during the busy late-summer season.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of busy

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Regulations still fail to properly safeguard community health, Alfaro said, especially for children whose development can be hindered after pesticide exposure.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
But Oleh’s transition did more or less coincide with the Russian invasion, which has severely hindered his ability to live freely and openly at a time when men are expected to serve their country in the armed forces.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of hindered

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Limited fiber-optic coverage left consumers with slow connections, which impeded digital transactions and the delivery of valuable offerings.

— Jim DeLoach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Yet the setting of so many of the sculptures against the wall impeded the kind of looking the works demand.

— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of impeded

Adjective

The family of a Palestinian American man have been under siege in their home in the occupied West Bank.

— Frank Langfitt, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers.

— Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of occupied

Verb

One night earlier in the tour, a woman Usher had brought onstage rebuked him, which embarrassed him.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
This isn’t a hypercar to smash lap records around the Nürburgring, but nor will it be embarrassed by a Porsche 911 GT3 at a track day.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

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