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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Recent Examples of tied-up

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Those assets have been tied up for decades because of sanctions, banking restrictions, and legal disputes. —

Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 June 2026 Pino’s attorneys have said the empty bottles and cans came from boats tied up at the sandbar with them. —

Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026 Their cognitive resources are already tied up managing unresolved possibilities. —

Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Dooley and Kemp were then tied up in a possible pay-to-play scandal dating back to the early days of Kemp's time in the governor's mansion. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 June 2026 The final space to be completed was her studio, which was tied up in its own bundle of emotions. —

Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Both in terms of size, improvements, and location, even a small business operating on thin margins typically has a sizable portion of its assets tied up in real estate. —

Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 13 June 2026 For the night, the singer leaned upon one of her favorite beauty signatures—an immovable red lip, hair up in a fishtail braid, tied up with a team-colors blue and orange ribbon. —

Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 June 2026 As play streaked the other way and some Avs tied up Wild defenders, Kulak got himself in position to score the series-clinching goal. —

Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tied-up

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For the fathers who have flocked to his page, his messages about continuing to show up as an engaged parent have clearly struck a chord.

— Christian Dashiell Published, Parents, 18 June 2026
More importantly, the entire team became more engaged, decisive and effective.

— Kent Merrell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026