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Tie

🔄 Synonyms of "Tie"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
drawverb	Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
linknoun	A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
associationnoun	(countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
connectverb	(transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
bindnoun	(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
affiliationnoun	The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
sleepernoun	Someone who sleeps.
tie-innoun	Something that is related or connected to another thing.
necktienoun	A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.
standoffnoun	A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
linkupnoun	A connection.
tie-upnoun	A temporary interruption or cessation of a normal activity.
crosstienoun	Alternative form of cross-tie. [(rail transport) A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.]
marryverb	(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
tie beamnoun	a horizontal beam that serves to prevent two other structural members from separating while forming the base of a triangular truss for a pitched roof.
railroad tienoun	(rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.
bondnoun	(law) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
wedverb	(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

↔️ Antonyms of "Tie"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
disconnectverb	(transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection.
unbraceverb	(transitive) To undo, unfasten; to relax, loosen.
untieverb	(transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
rotavirusnoun	Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.
unlaceverb	(transitive) To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tie"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
bindnoun	(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
necktienoun	A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.
tie beamnoun	a horizontal beam that serves to prevent two other structural members from separating while forming the base of a triangular truss for a pitched roof.
crosstienoun	Alternative form of cross-tie. [(rail transport) A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.]
railroad tienoun	(rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.
drawverb	Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
standoffnoun	A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
connectverb	(transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
linkupnoun	A connection.
tie-upnoun	A temporary interruption or cessation of a normal activity.
linknoun	A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
sleepernoun	Someone who sleeps.
tie-innoun	Something that is related or connected to another thing.
affiliationnoun	The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
associationnoun	(countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
marryverb	(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
wedverb	(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
bondnoun	(law) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
tie-downnoun	Alternative form of tiedown. [A rope, strap, chain, or line used to secure a load or item.]
fastenverb	(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.