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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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.

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

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

    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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bind

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

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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?"

    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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

  3. bind, tie, attach, bondverb

    create social or emotional ties

    "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

    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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

  4. bindverb

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

    "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

  5. bind, bandageverb

    wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

  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"

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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

  8. bindverb

    provide with a binding

    "bind the books in leather"

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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

  9. tie, bindverb

    fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

    "They tied their victim to the chair"

    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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

  10. bindverb

    form a chemical bond with

    "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"

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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

  11. constipate, bindverb

    cause to be constipated

    "These foods tend to constipate you"

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

    Antonyms:
    unbind

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bindverb

    Synonyms:
    confine, restrain, restrict, put bonds upon

  2. bindverb

    Synonyms:
    enwrap, put a bandage upon

  3. bindverb

    Synonyms:
    tie, fasten, secure by a bond

  4. bindverb

    Synonyms:
    engage, oblige, OBLIGATE, make responsible, lay under obligation

  5. bindverb

    Synonyms:
    confirm, ratify, sanction

  6. bindverb

    Synonyms:
    put a border round

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bindverb

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

    Antonyms:
    unbind, loose

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "bind":

    link, binds, lier, tie, linking, liaison, chelating, unite, compel

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bind

    Synonyms:
    See Double bind

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How to use bind in a sentence?

  1. Graham Snyder:

    We encourage anybody who's had infection to still get vaccinated because vaccination helps the body prepare by making a more robust set of antibodies, they bind more strongly, and especially the boosters are broader. They're able to recognize differences in the virus.

  2. Eugène Ionesco:

    Since the death instinct exists in the heart of everything that lives, since we suffer from trying to repress it, since everything that lives longs for rest, let us unfasten the ties that bind us to life, let us cultivate our death wish, let us develop it, water it like a plant, let it grow unhindered. Suffering and fear are born from the repression of the death wish.

  3. John Dryden:

    The people have a right supremeTo make their kings, for Kings are made for them.All Empire is no more than Pow'r in Trust,Which when resum'd, can be no longer just.Successionm for the general good design'd,In its own wrong a Nation cannot bind.

  4. Carly Fiorina:

    Whatever agreement emerges from Paris, [ President Obama ] has no intention of submitting it to the Senate for ratification asa treaty. The administration argues that any agreement does not bind The United States to a course of action. Moreover, it says the Clean Air Act and the United Nations Framework on Climate Change signed by Jeb Bush already give President Obama the authority Jeb Bush needs to carry out climatecommitments.

  5. Pedro Domingos:

    In a way, theyre kind of caught in a bind when something like this happens because they need to explain that their AI is really fallible, the AI is really not entirely up to the job.


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