Synonyms of tied-up

tied-up 1 of 2

adjective

as in engaged

involved in often constant activity

we'll be tied-up with work for the next several days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engaged
• busy
• diligent
• employed
• occupied
• working
• preoccupied
• active
• bustling
• industrious
• immersed
• assiduous
• laborious
• absorbed
• humming
• hopping
• operating
• concentrating
• sedulous
• functioning
• operational
• knee-deep
• running
• animated
• focused
• going
• flourishing
• lively
• buzzing
• vibrant
• engrossed
• swamped
• happening
• thriving
• operative
• functional
• alive
• energetic
• living
• hardworking
• intent
• vigorous
• astir
• tireless
• indefatigable
• untiring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unemployed
• free
• idle
• unoccupied
• inactive
• lifeless
• dormant
• latent
• sleepy
• dead
• inert
• passive
• asleep
• quiescent
• slow
• unbusy
• dull
• inoperative
• nonoperating

tied up

2 of 2

verb

past tense of tie up

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampered
• impeded
• hindered
• embarrassed
• interfered (with)
• obstructed
• held back
• handicapped
• inhibited
• blocked
• delayed
• cramped
• stymied
• encumbered
• shackled
• handcuffed
• disrupted
• trammeled
• cramped one's style
• clogged
• held up
• hobbled
• short-circuited
• tied
• restrained
• manacled
• fettered
• gave a hard time
• constrained
• bound
• hog-tied
• thwarted
• bogged (down)
• frustrated
• checked
• curbed
• retained
• retarded
• stifled
• reined
• tethered
• balked
• arrested
• braked
• confined
• chained
• leashed
• hemmed (in)
• choked
• strangled
• barricaded
• baffled
• hedged (in)
• haltered
• blockaded
• foiled
• mired
• derailed
• roadblocked
• sabotaged
• smothered
• stumped
• suffocated
• repressed
• muzzled
• suppressed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• helped
• aided
• facilitated
• opened
• released
• cleared
• made way
• freed
• liberated
• untied
• unplugged
• loosened
• encouraged
• promoted
• smoothed
• unstopped
• unclogged
• furthered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tied-up

Verb

After Freddie Freeman tied up the game in the fourth, the Braves grabbed it back in the fifth. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Now, the courts get to decide, which could cause any new regulation to get immediately tied up in litigation. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

Hypermasculinity is not simply tied up in an individual’s behavior, but can become embedded within organizational cultures that reward toughness, dominance, risk-taking and silence. — Pietro A. Sasso, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

RevOps gets tied up reconciling data from disconnected platforms instead of driving strategy. — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Then there was Florence Pugh, who continues to embrace soft romance with delicate, sumptuously blonde waves tied up with a sweet black ribbon. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Riyadh might therefore need to reach a separate cease-fire agreement with the Houthis to fully secure its energy infrastructure—a tall task, given that Saudi Arabia’s dispute with the group is tied up in Yemen’s 12-year civil war. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Because of the volatile season, most of the country's firefighters and equipment have been tied up for months, fighting major wildfires or positioned near imminent fire threats, according to the fire center. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

The woman, 37, was found half naked with bruises on her body and tied up with cables. — Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026