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tie

[tahy] / taɪ /
NOUN
fastening
Synonyms
STRONGEST
connection link
STRONG
attachment band bandage bond brace cord fastener fetter gag hookup joint knot ligament ligature network nexus outfit rope strap string tackle tie up tie-in yoke zipper
NOUN
deadlock
Synonyms
STRONGEST
draw
STRONG
equivalence level push stalemate standoff
WEAK
dead heat drawn battle even game photo finish
Antonyms
WEAK
loss win
NOUN
relationship
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allegiance commitment connection
STRONG
affiliation association bond duty hookup kinship liaison network obligation outfit tie-in
Antonyms
WEAK
breakup divorce
VERB
connect, interlace
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attach clinch join knot link secure
STRONG
anchor band bind cinch fasten gird lash marry moor rivet rope splice tether tighten truss unite wed
WEAK
do up make a bow make a hitch make a knot make fast tie up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disconnect disjoin divide let go separate unfasten
STRONG
detach divorce free loose loosen praise release unchain
WEAK
unlace untie
VERB
equal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
draw match meet
STRONG
balance deadlock parallel rival touch
WEAK
be even be neck and neck be on a par break even even up keep up with measure up
Antonyms
WEAK
fall behind go ahead lose surpass

Example Sentences

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No less than the staid bow tie baseball chronicler Ken Rosenthal described the Red Sox under Henry as “incoherent, dysfunctional and forever poised to overreact.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“We’re not going to let anybody take over our society,” he told reporters who had rushed to the news conference still dressed in gowns and black tie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Hundreds of guests in black tie in the ballroom took cover under tables and later made their way into the hotel lobby and then outdoors as the event was postponed.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

We'd had that already, because the only away tie we were given in the first four rounds was against Wolves, and it was the same for the semi-finals too.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

But after I had wedged him in, I knew there was no way to tie him.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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