| Main Entry: | tie/tie up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hamper, hinder |
Synonyms: |
bind, clog, confine, curb, delay, entrammel, fetter, hog-tie, hold, leash, limit, lock up, obstruct, restrain, restrict, shackle, stop, tie one's hands, trammel |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, encourage, free, help |
| Main Entry: | tie up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hamper |
Synonyms: |
bind, clog, confine, curb, delay, entrammel, fetter, hinder, hog-tie, hold, leash, limit, lock up, obstruct, restrain, restrict, shackle, stop, trammel |
| Main Entry: | affiliate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | associate or be associated with a larger organization |
Synonyms: |
ally, amalgamate, annex, associate, band together, combine, come aboard, confederate, connect, form connection, go partners, hook up, incorporate, join, line up, plug into, relate*, team up, throw in with, tie up, unite |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, separate, stay away |
| Main Entry: | amalgamate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend |
Synonyms: |
admix, alloy, ally, coalesce, combine, come together, compound, consolidate, fuse, hook up with, incorporate, integrate, interface, intermix, join together, meld, merge, mingle, network, pool, team up, tie in, tie up, unite |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold, be held securely |
Synonyms: |
attach, berth, catch, dock, drop, fasten, fix, imbed, make port, moor, plant, secure, stay, tie, tie up |
Antonyms: |
detach, let go, loosen, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | associate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | befriend |
Synonyms: |
accompany, amalgamate, be friends, be in cahoots, buddy up, bunch up, come together, confederate, consort, fraternize, gang up, get in on, get in with, get into, get together, go along with, go partners, hang around, hang out, hang out with, hobnob, join, join up with, line up with, mingle, mix, pal up, play footsie with, pool, run around with, run with, string along with, swing with, take up with, team up, throw in together, tie in, tie up, truck with, work with |
Antonyms: |
avoid, disassociate, disjoin, disunite, divorce |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
Synonyms: |
adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke |
Antonyms: |
free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie |
| Main Entry: | chain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manacle in metal |
Synonyms: |
attach, bind, confine, connect, enslave, fetter, handcuff, hold, moor, restrain, shackle, tether, tie up, trammel |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, unite |
Synonyms: |
agree, bind, chain, coalesce, come together, connect, couple, encounter, fuse, grapple, inclose, meet, put together, tie, tie up |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, disunite, open |
| Main Entry: | compare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | liken, equate |
Synonyms: |
allegorize, approach, approximate to, assimilate, balance, be in the same class as, be on a par with, bear comparison, bring near, come up to, compete with, connect, correlate, distinguish between, draw parallel, equal, equate, hold a candle to, identify with, link, make like, match, notice similarities, parallel, put alongside, relate, resemble, show correspondence, stack up with, standardize, tie up, vie |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |