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

On its final drive, Georgia Southern's Blake Ford came up just short of tying it on a 52-yard field goal attempt with 47 seconds remaining. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

On the next play, Bolden sacked Russell and thwarted the Crimson Tide’s chances of kicking a game-tying field goal. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Why solo dining is becoming more common Circana’s research on solo dining reports growth in individual restaurant visits, tying the shift to workplace mobility, convenience and smaller households. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Trump is leaning into transactional politics by tying his administration directly to economic benefits in states that could determine control of Congress. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

With lead back Kenji Christian out, Cyncir Bowers stepped up with 163 rushing yards and two TDs, including the game-tying score from 71 yards in the fourth quarter. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Kirby said in a December 2025 interview with TV Insider that part of his success was going into the Big Brother house with very little tying him down in the outside world. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026

Jawad Boulos, who represented Sarsour when he was convicted in Israel, testified in August that Sarsour was coerced into confessing and that he wasn’t convicted of any charge tying him to a terrorist organization. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026