TIED-UP Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

tied-up 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of tied-up next

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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Recent Examples of tied-up

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Because with Walker tied up, Greig delivered a vicious uppercut straight to his chops. —

Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026 But Tally originally wrote an ending where Lecter has already captured Chilton, who is shown tied up. —

Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 Even in the contemporary digital age, a significant portion of a publisher’s money remains tied up in stock and warehousing. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026 The main suspect was arrested, after authorities said the couple was found tied up at their home in Kenya. —

Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026 But, because most of their electrons are tied up in the chemical bonding needed to form the nanotube, there’s not a lot of them available to carry current. —

ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 With barely two minutes remaining, Hilary scored a goal and tied up the game, paving the way for her team’s victory in overtime. —

Time, 15 Apr. 2026 Violent Beverly mansion burglary The housekeeper said she was held at gunpoint, struck over the head with a firearm, and tied up in the garage. —

Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 The prosecution suggested that was because resources were tied up searching another area where Horner had misdirected them. —

Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026

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Even if a fraction of the clip audience watches or listens to the entirety of something, that audience tends to be very engaged and usually motivated to pay for that content.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The engaged core audience became brand ambassadors, and the resulting social reach was the best launch the client had ever had.

— Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026