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

The catcher clocked a two-run single in the first inning, then hit a game-tying homer in the third — his first with his new team — in a 9-4 Red Sox win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Trump diverged from his predecessors, however, in pushing it forward without tying steps toward Arab-Israeli normalization to progress on the Palestinian issue. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

My Chemical Romance and Metallica come closest to tying Linkin Park, with a trio of albums apiece. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Styling-wise, give yours a modern—and colorful—twist by tying a bright blue button-up at the waist. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

Michael Toglia doubled home JJ Bleday for his first RBI with the Reds before rookie Héctor Rodríguez singled to center to score Eugenio Suárez and Toglia, tying the game at 4. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

And sure as fate, three successive hits brought one run in, a walk loaded the bases, and the tying run came to the plate in the figure of Eli White. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Max Muncy got to Henderson in the fourth by hitting a tying home run 370 feet to right field. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

The two-run lead evaporated in the bottom of the fifth when a rare Caleb Durbin defensive disaster created another game-tying opportunity. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026