tie | Definition of tie

tie

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tie

1 to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord

tied the newspapers into a bundle

Synonyms of tie

band, bind, truss

Words Related to tie

cinch, cord, rope, strap, thread, wire

lash, leash, tether

interlace, intertwine, interweave, lace

entangle, knot, snarl, tangle, twist

Near Antonyms of tie

undo, unfasten, unlace, unlash, unloose, unloosen, unstrap, unstring, unthread

unleash, untether

disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist

uncoil, unspool, unwind

Antonyms of tie

2 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 of tie

equal, match, meet

Words Related to tie

beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

amount (to), approach, touch

approximate, keep up, measure up (to), parallel, rival, stack up (against or with)