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 Royals left the tying run stranded on second base as Pirates closer Mason Montgomery retired Salvador Perez, Maikel Garcia and Loftin to end a late threat. — Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Three times the Giants rallied to tie the game only to see the Dodgers retake the lead, highlighted by Victor Bericoto's game-tying, 425-foot two-run homer in the third. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Michael Busch’s one-out walk brought the tying run to the plate in Alex Bregman, who barreled a ball to the deepest part of the park for a 383-foot flyout. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

That shattered both the school record and the Atlantic Coast Conference record while coming within two completions of tying the Football Bowl Subdivision record. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Godshalk encouraged us to try banding the river cane—a technique involving tying or wrapping groups of stems for decorative purposes. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026

Kelce is two shy of tying Rice and three touchdown receptions away from sole possession of the record. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Project managers should fix this by tying every milestone to real usage data instead of internal targets so the roadmap keeps reflecting what is actually happening rather than what was originally planned. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

His defense argued there was no direct evidence tying him to Emma’s death, according to WSLS. — Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026