Antonyms for bind
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1. bind

   Binding is primarily by something flexible, as a cord or bandage drawn closely around an object or group of objects, as when we bind up a wounded limb. We bind a sheaf of wheat with a cord; we tie the cord in a knot; we fasten by any means that will make things hold together, as a board by nails, or a door by a lock. The verbs tie and fasten are scarcely used in the figurative sense, tho, using the noun, we speak of the ties of affection. Bind has an extensive figurative use. One is bound by conscience or honor; he is obliged by some imperious necessity; engaged by his own promise; compelled by physical force or its moral equivalent.

   Antonyms:
   free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie

   Synonyms:
   compel, engage, fasten, fetter, fix, oblige, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, tie

   Preposition:
   Bind to a pillar; unto an altar; to a service; bind one with chains or in chains; one is bound by a contract; a splint is bound upon a limb; the arms may be bound to the sides or behind the back; bind a wreath about, around, or round the head; twigs are bound in or into fagots; for military purposes, they are bound at both ends and in the middle; one is bound by a contract, or bound under a penalty to fulfil a contract.

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1. bind

   Antonyms:
   untie, loose, unfasten, acquit, free, liberate

   Synonyms:
   fetter, engage, tie, fasten, secure, lace, twine, oblige, compel, restrict, restrain, secure

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Bond
   • Chemistry
   • Cover
   • Fasten
   • Indispose
   • Relate

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1. bindverb

   something that hinders as if with bonds

   Antonyms:
   unbind

2. adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick toverb

   stick to firmly

   "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

   Antonyms:
   unbind

   Synonyms:
   stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, attach, perplex, tie up, cleave, bond, get, mystify, bandage, flummox, cling, cohere, truss, stick around, constipate, nonplus, beat, draw together, stick, dumbfound, adhere, follow, obligate, lodge, sting, hold fast, tie, oblige, deposit, amaze, tie down, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, stick with, hold, puzzle, bring together

3. bind, tie, attach, bondverb

   create social or emotional ties

   "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

   Antonyms:
   unbind

   Synonyms:
   confiscate, connect, draw together, tie down, stick, hold fast, marry, sequester, obligate, stick to, attach, truss, tie, draw, hold, tie up, impound, wed, splice, link, bandage, constipate, bring together, adhere, link up, seize, oblige, bond

4. bindverb

   make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

   "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

   Antonyms:
   unbind

   Synonyms:
   oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attach

5. bind, bandageverb

   wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

   Antonyms:
   unbind

   Synonyms:
   oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attach

6. tie down, tie up, bind, trussverb

   secure with or as if with ropes

   "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"

   Antonyms:
   unbind

   Synonyms:
   tie down, stick, hold fast, constipate, obligate, attach, truss, tie, bind off, tie up, stick to, hold, moor, bandage, oblige, adhere, berth, bond

7. oblige, bind, hold, obligateverb

   bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

   "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"

   Antonyms:
   unbind

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, book, attach, tie up, bond, view as, support, hold back, bandage, defend, take hold, carry, deem, truss, hold up, arrest, hold, adjudge, guard, take, have, concord, check, make, stick, take for, go for, throw, defy, control, harbor, keep, apply, obligate, give, hold fast, entertain, concur, nurse, oblige, curb, constipate, moderate, tie down, stick to, have got, restrain, obtain, withstand, agree, sustain, halt, harbour, tie, maintain, confine, contain, keep back, retain, prevail, reserve, admit, compel, hold in, declare, adhere, bear

8. bindverb

   provide with a binding

   "bind the books in leather"

   Antonyms:
   unbind

   Synonyms:
   oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attach

9. tie, bindverb

   fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

   "They tied their victim to the chair"

   Antonyms:
   unbind

   Synonyms:
   connect, tie down, link up, hold fast, marry, obligate, attach, truss, tie, draw, hold, tie up, stick to, constipate, wed, splice, stick, link, bandage, oblige, adhere, bond

10. bindverb

    form a chemical bond with

    "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"

    Antonyms:
    unbind

    Synonyms:
    oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attach

11. constipate, bindverb

    cause to be constipated

    "These foods tend to constipate you"

    Antonyms:
    unbind

    Synonyms:
    tie down, stick, bond, hold fast, obligate, stick to, adhere, truss, tie, hold, tie up, constipate, bandage, oblige, clog, attach

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1. bindverb

   Antonyms:
   unbind, loose

   Synonyms:
   fetter, tie, fasten, secure, gird, confine, restrict, restrain, bandage, swathne, oblige, obligate, lay under, obligation, indenture, apprentice, confirm, sanction, ratify, swaddle

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1. bind

   Synonyms:
   See Double bind
   

How to use bind in a sentence?

1. Michel Goedert:

   Our new knowledge of these structures could make it possible to diagnose CTE in living patients by developing tracer compounds that will specifically bind to the tau filaments of CTE.

2. David Gonzales:

   And once they got over to the side of the road, they were able to overpower them, bind them and threw them in the back of the van they were in.

3. Sam Feist:

   What we're asking the attorney general tomorrow is to try to bind future administrations, don't just send a memo. Change policy.

4. Hank Johnson:

   When Washington changes the rules only to acquire power or only to maintain power, it undermines public trust in the institutions that bind Americans together, we don’t need a further undermining of these institutions.

5. Schopenhauer:

   Faith is like love, it cannot be forced. Therefore it is a dangerous operation if an attempt be made to introduce or bind it by state regulations; for, as the attempt to force love begets hatred, so also to compel religious belief produces rank unbelief.

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