1. (noun)necktie, tie neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front Synonyms: link, crosstie, linkup, tie, necktie, tie beam, affiliation, association, sleeper, standoff, tie-up, railroad tie, draw, tie-in Antonyms: unbrace, unlace, untie
2. (noun)affiliation, association, tie, tie-up a social or business relationship Synonyms: crosstie, tie-up, standoff, sleeper, stand, linkup, necktie, connexion, tie, draw, tie-in, affiliation, standstill, link, association, connection, railroad tie, tie beam Antonyms: unlace, untie, unbrace
3. (noun)tie equality of score in a contest Synonyms: linkup, crosstie, link, standoff, necktie, tie beam, affiliation, association, sleeper, tie-up, railroad tie, draw, tie-in Antonyms: unbrace, unlace, untie
4. (noun)tie, tie beam a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating Synonyms: linkup, crosstie, link, standoff, necktie, tie beam, affiliation, association, sleeper, tie, tie-up, railroad tie, draw, tie-in Antonyms: untie, unbrace, unlace
5. (noun)link, linkup, tie, tie-in a fastener that serves to join or connect Synonyms: crosstie, inter-group communication, standoff, sleeper, necktie, tie-up, linkup, connexion, tie, draw, tie-in, nexus, liaison, data link, radio link, link, connectedness, affiliation, association, tie beam, connection, railroad tie, contact Antonyms: unlace, untie, unbrace
6. (noun)draw, standoff, tie the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided Synonyms: crosstie, tie-up, standoff, lot, drawing card, attractor, haul, linkup, necktie, hook, tie, repulsion, hooking, tie-in, draw poker, affiliation, haulage, draw play, draw, attracter, sleeper, association, attraction, railroad tie, tie beam, link Antonyms: unlace, unbrace, untie
7. (noun)tie (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value Synonyms: linkup, crosstie, link, standoff, necktie, tie beam, affiliation, association, sleeper, tie-up, railroad tie, draw, tie-in Antonyms: untie, unbrace, unlace
8. (noun)tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track Synonyms: crosstie, tie-up, standoff, sleeper, wagon-lit, linkup, necktie, tie, draw, tie-in, affiliation, link, sleeper goby, association, slumberer, sleeping car, railroad tie, tie beam Antonyms: unlace, untie, unbrace
9. (verb)tie a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied Synonyms: linkup, crosstie, link, standoff, necktie, tie beam, affiliation, association, sleeper, tie-up, railroad tie, draw, tie-in Antonyms: untie, unlace, unbrace
10. (verb)tie, bind fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord Synonyms: connect, tie down, link up, hold fast, marry, obligate, attach, truss, tie, draw, hold, tie up, stick to, constipate, wed, splice, stick, link, bind, bandage, oblige, adhere, bond Antonyms: unlace, unbrace, untie
11. (verb)tie, draw finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. Synonyms: tie, take in, attach, suck up, pull in, bond, get, attract, thread, quarter, bind, run, depict, guide, describe, drag, draw in, suck, delineate, make, soak up, cast, pull, link, take out, disembowel, wed, sop up, puff, connect, reap, marry, pass, get out, imbibe, string, draw and quarter, pull out, draw, draw off, line, force, trace, absorb, withdraw, splice, pull back, take up, link up, eviscerate Antonyms: unbrace, unlace, untie
12. (verb)tie limit or restrict to Synonyms: link, marry, wed, bond, connect, bind, link up, draw, splice, attach Antonyms: untie, unlace, unbrace
13. (verb)connect, link, tie, link up connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces Synonyms: connect, unite, join, marry, get in touch, attach, tie, link up, bond, wed, splice, relate, link, bind, draw, colligate, yoke, associate, plug in, tie in, touch base, plug into Antonyms: unlace, unbrace, untie
14. (verb)tie form a knot or bow in Synonyms: link, marry, wed, bond, connect, bind, link up, draw, splice, attach Antonyms: unbrace, unlace, untie
15. (verb)bind, tie, attach, bond create social or emotional ties 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, bind, bandage, constipate, bring together, adhere, link up, seize, oblige, bond Antonyms: untie, unlace, unbrace
16. (verb)marry, wed, tie, splice perform a marriage ceremony Synonyms: link, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse, conjoin, wed, tie, connect, marry, attach, bond, link up, draw, get married, splice, bind Antonyms: untie, unbrace, unlace
17. (verb)tie make by tying pieces together Synonyms: link, marry, wed, bond, connect, bind, link up, draw, splice, attach Antonyms: untie, unbrace, unlace
18. (verb)tie unite musical notes by a tie Synonyms: link, marry, wed, bond, connect, bind, link up, draw, splice, attach Antonyms: unbrace, unlace, untie
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'tie'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. tie 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 Synonyms: bind, compel, fetter, oblige, restrict, shackle, engage, fix, restrain, secure, tie, fasten Antonyms: free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie