Synonyms of tying

tying

verb

variants or tieing

present participle of tie

1

as in binding

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

tied the newspapers into a bundle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• binding
• threading
• strapping
• knotting
• trussing
• wiring
• banding
• roping
• twisting
• cinching
• winding
• cording
• coiling
• tangling
• lashing
• intertwining
• tethering
• entangling
• girding
• interweaving
• leashing
• lacing
• girting
• interlacing
• snarling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untying
• undoing
• unfastening
• unlacing
• unbinding
• unleashing
• unstrapping
• unraveling
• unloosing
• untangling
• disentangling
• unwinding
• untwisting
• uncoiling
• unthreading
• unloosening
• unstringing
• unlashing
• untethering
• unspooling
• untwining
• unsnarling

2

as in matching

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

• matching
• meeting
• surpassing
• equaling
• beating
• touching
• approaching
• topping
• transcending
• eclipsing
• bettering
• outstripping
• excelling
• rivaling
• outdoing
• paralleling
• approximating
• outdistancing
• amounting (to)
• overtopping
• outshining
• keeping up
• measuring up (to)
• stacking up (against or with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tying

One of the two men accused of zip-tying and holding hostage two national forest employees last week had a violent criminal charge dismissed because of overcrowding in the state’s mental health facilities, a Washington prosecutor said. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 July 2026

Just a fraction of an inch can separate a player from hitting a flyball to left field and, say, tying a franchise record for career home runs. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Eminem fills three spaces on the tally, tying Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Tyler, the Creator for the second-most placements this frame. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Right fielder Wilyer Abreu raced home, tying the game at 4-4. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Jung Hoo Lee set the table with two outs in the ninth by lining a clean single into center field, bringing the tying run to the plate. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

The 13 Going on 30 star wore overalls embroidered with her nickname—Jen—layering them over a white tank and tying a red bandana around her neck. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 July 2026

As an astute student of soul, Jasmine Rose Wilson has identified a common thread tying together all the different permutations of the music. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026

The French Open, Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, all of them are opportunities to win the Race to Dubai — and deny McIlroy a record-tying eighth title. — ABC News, 14 July 2026