Synonyms of tying up

tying up

verb

variants or tieing up

present participle of tie up

as in hampering

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampering
• impeding
• hindering
• interfering (with)
• embarrassing
• holding back
• obstructing
• handicapping
• holding up
• giving a hard time
• blocking
• cramping one's style
• inhibiting
• delaying
• cramping
• clogging
• encumbering
• disrupting
• manacling
• stymieing
• restraining
• hobbling
• handcuffing
• shackling
• fettering
• constraining
• tying
• bogging (down)
• trammeling
• short-circuiting
• binding
• hog-tying
• checking
• thwarting
• frustrating
• curbing
• hedging (in)
• braking
• reining
• retaining
• hemming (in)
• balking
• retarding
• stifling
• tethering
• leashing
• chaining
• choking
• arresting
• barricading
• strangling
• blockading
• baffling
• haltering
• sabotaging
• confining
• foiling
• derailing
• suffocating
• miring
• roadblocking
• smothering
• stumping
• repressing
• muzzling
• suppressing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• assisting
• facilitating
• aiding
• opening
• making way
• clearing
• releasing
• freeing
• liberating
• promoting
• unplugging
• smoothing
• loosening
• encouraging
• unclogging
• unstopping
• furthering
• untying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tying up

By the film’s close, Saito somehow manages to land on a moment of authentic sibling interaction that, while not tying up all his disparate narrative threads, still feels honest and satisfying. — James Marsh, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

Zelensky and Merz are tying up a significant defense and industrial partnership, which will see the two countries finalize a deal for the production of drones and missiles. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

For Garfield, playing Altman was tying up a loose end in his career. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Two weeks later, he was accused of tying up, robbing, and killing a man inside a Chicago home. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

The henchmen are tying up loose ends after eliminating Kerry’s father, who informed on the Gotham crew to avoid serving his prison sentence. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026

For the people who loved the Detroit native and aspiring actress -- her mother, Katie Mattic, and sisters Jean Neal, Frances Douglas, Vivian Mattic and Virgie Binford -- that means tying up the loose ends of Margaret's life. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

In addition to tying up first responders, data center fires are costly affairs for taxpayers, as property tax abatements mean nearby residents — not data center owners — can be the ones fronting the bill whenever the fire company gets a call. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

The ordeal closed much of the eastbound freeway for more than three hours during the evening commute, tying up surface streets across Sacramento’s grid and around Sacramento State. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026