TIE-UP Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈtī-ˌəp

Definition of tie-up

as in jam

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl

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as in partnership

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie

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tie up

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verb

as in to impede

to create difficulty for the work or activity of an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway

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Recent Examples of tie-up

Noun

The Vidio tie-up is the latest in a run of regional partnerships for Disney+. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026 Other examples include tie-ups with Barbie star Jamie Demetriou, The Ballad of Wallis Island writer Tom Basden, Ted Lasso alum Nick Mohammed and Cunk on Earth creator Diane Morgan. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Verb

Two weeks later, he was accused of tying up, robbing, and killing a man inside a Chicago home. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 On the morning of December 23, 2025, the girl was found unresponsive and struggling to breathe in her room at the foster home, tied up in the sweatshirt her foster mother had used to restrain her to keep her in bed. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tie-up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tie-up

Noun

Despite this informal, jam-forward approach, however, Silk Fence appear to be chasing something; an understated but steady coherence gives direction to even their most wandering moments.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
Last month, at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival in Western North Carolina, MGU rolled through an hour-long set of new material from Appalachian Smoke and intricate improvisational jams.

— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of jam

Noun

That capability has been central to the partnership since the 2016 GHGSat Pathfinder mission.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
India is trying to balance its ties with Russia against its growing partnerships with the United States and other Western powers.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of partnership

Noun

His Lamb goes from a brash Yorkshire showman to a callous profiteer of human vice and misery, his cheeky smile becoming a vicious snarl.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
This year’s Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer with closures, travel snarls and record gas prices in California.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarl

Noun

Interiors for the Mexico project are being developed in collaboration with One Atelier, with guidance from Caroline Lebar, creative director of interiors at Karl Lagerfeld.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The latest agreement extends the collaboration beyond inspection, making logistics a formal area of development.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaboration

Verb

The chair of Fayette County Democrats, Tracy Wilson, said the Uniontown Police Department is already short-staffed and underfunded and believes the program could hinder officers from answering calls.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Celebrity guests accompany the contestants, ideally helping and not hindering them, to an all-or-nothing final, where one test decides everything, including the true identity of the player.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hinder

Noun

Crowd congestion is certainly common around these parts, but can be escaped pretty easily and avoided entirely if guests make use of their location to visit these sites early in the morning.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Where is aisle congestion forming before an incident report is ever filed?

— Allan Malcolm, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of congestion

Noun

The clash added another layer to a campaign in which el Sayed’s positions on foreign policy and his associations with prominent progressive figures have become points of contention.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The hospitality and hotel sector is one of Europe’s largest employers, with more than 10 million people working across 2 million businesses, according to data from Hotrec, the association of hotels, restaurants, bars, and cafés in Europe.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

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