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

Gauthier extended his goals streak to six games and his points streak to a career best-tying eight games with his fourth multi-goal performance during this electric sequence, including three of his four career hat tricks. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

Artemi Panarin appeared to score a tying rebound goal for Los Angeles late in the second period, but it was disallowed after video review determined the Kings' zone entry had been barely offside. — CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

But the Hurricanes could not keep the momentum rolling, as Mensah threw an interception to defensive back Luke Talich on a potential game-tying drive. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Stingley now has 16 career interceptions, tying him with Kareem Jackson on the franchise’s all-time list. — Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2026

Charleston equalized in the 98th minute, tying the score at 3 as Kirill Pakhomov put home a header thanks to a long pass from Nanan Houssou. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

But Sanders, with the help of a 30-yard completion to Jerry Jeudy, was able to move the Browns to the Saints 33 and set up Andre Szmyt’s tying 51-yard field goal that sent the game to overtime. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

Marist will be making its 44th straight playoff appearance, tying the record Lincoln County set from 1974 to 2017. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026

Golden State held on to a five-point lead early in the fourth quarter but the Dream fought back, tying it up on a Gray jumper at the halfway point of the final quarter. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026