TIEING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

tying

verb

variants or tieing

Definition of tying next

present participle of tie

as in binding

to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord tied the newspapers into a bundle

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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?

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Recent Examples of tying South Korea and Mexico faced off in September ahead of the World Cup, tying 2-2 in Nashville. —

Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Mahomes was flushed right but managed to get off a deep pass across his body to Hill for a 48-yard completion that set up the game-tying touchdown. —

Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 For Thomas Kochs, managing director of Claridge’s, the residency outlined a way of working the hotel has historically kept behind the scenes, opening up its network of experts to a wider audience and tying it directly to the spa’s strategy. —

Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 17 June 2026 Mark Vientos pinch-hit a two-run homer off left-hander Sam Moll in the sixth inning, bringing the Mets to within two runs of tying. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026 Allowing another human, especially a cisgender man, to have control over my body, tying me up—this is difficult. —

Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 The mission marked the 72nd from all launch service providers on the Space Coast in 2024, tying the record set in 2023. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026 Kane, who won the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup in Russia by scoring six times, is up to 10 World Cup goals, tying Gary Lineker's mark from the 1986 and 1990 tournaments. —

ABC News, 17 June 2026 The second quarter started with a bang, with BC High tying it back up at three right off the faceoff. —

Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026

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Initiative, dubbed a ‘Swiss Brexit,’ sought binding limits by 2050, forcing strict curbs on asylum, family reunification and work permits, potentially dismantling Switzerland’s deal on free movement of people and close EU ties.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The binding constraint is no longer intelligence.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026