TIED-UP Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

tied-up 1 of 2

adjective

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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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But the twists of their saga, as laid out this week in a federal indictment, are closer to a horror story – with pistol-whipping, lives threatened and people tied up in their own homes. —

Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Her husband came home to find that she had been tied up with electrical cord, raped and strangled. —

Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 May 2026 Troopers said the kitten, estimated to be six to eight weeks old, was tied up in a black disposable bag. —

Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 12 May 2026 Place a bowl of coffee grounds in the offending area (or, in the case of your shoes, place dry grounds in an old sock or cloth tied up and leave overnight inside the shoe) and let the grounds absorb unpleasant odors, says Rocky Vuong, founder of Calibre Cleaning Unlimited. —

Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026 Courts have blocked key parts of the president’s 2025 executive order, and the president’s most recent order on mail-in voting remains tied up in litigation. —

Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 7 May 2026 Chase Sui Wonders has her semi-sheer lavender look all tied up in a bow. —

Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 What drew Stevens to the part and project is that the monster is tied up in very human emotions and actions. —

Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 Officers should be focused on real public safety work, not tied up with administrative tasks. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026

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The result is a fiery and impassioned offering that finds the veteran fully engaged and intent on proving no chinks have been left in his armor despite his tenuous back-and-forth with his Compton counterpart.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 May 2026
The debate, the back and forth, the unsolicited tags—that is where trust is built in public, where brand affinity becomes visible and where your most engaged audience shows themselves to you.

— Rhea Karo, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026