What is another word for tie?

It depends which tie you mean. In the sense “neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front”, the synonyms are necktie. Across all 18 senses there are 21 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of tie?

The recorded antonym is untie. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.

Why are the synonyms for tie split into groups?

Because tie carries 18 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for tie come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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Synonyms and antonyms

tie

tie/ˈtaɪ/

nounverbCore

tie has 21 distinct synonyms spread across 11 of its 18 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is untie.

21
Distinct synonyms: 1
Antonym: 18 of 18
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

tie as a noun

9 of 9 senses carry a relation

1.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
“he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie”
Synonymsnecktie
Related
Broaderneckwear
Narrowerbolo tie bow tie four-in-hand old school tie string tie Windsor tie
2.
a social or business relationship
“a valuable financial affiliation”
Synonymsaffiliation association tie-up
Related
Broaderrelationship
3.
equality of score in a contest
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderequality
Narrowerdeuce
4.
a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
“he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam”
Synonymstie beam
Related
Broaderbeam
5.
a fastener that serves to join or connect
“the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction”
Synonymslink linkup tie-in
Related
Broaderfastener
Narrowerbridge
6.
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
“the game ended in a draw”
Synonymsdraw standoff
Related
Broaderfinish
Narrowerdead heat stalemate
7.
(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderslur
8.
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
“the British call a railroad tie a sleeper”
Synonymsrailroad tie crosstie sleeper
Related
Broaderbrace
9.
a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
“he needed a tie for the packages”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broadercord
Narrowerdrawstring

tie as a verb

9 of 9 senses carry a relation

1.
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
“They tied their victim to the chair”
Synonymsbind
Antonymsuntie
Related
Broaderfasten
Narrowergag retie tie up

Questions about tie

What is another word for tie?: It depends which tie you mean. In the sense “neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front”, the synonyms are necktie. Across all 18 senses there are 21 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.
What is the opposite of tie?: The recorded antonym is untie. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for tie split into groups?: Because tie carries 18 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Where do the synonyms for tie come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.