| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
| Synonyms: | attachment, band, bandage, bond, brace, connection, cord, fastener, fetter, gag, hookup, joint, knot, ligament, ligature, link, network, nexus, outfit, rope, strap, string, tackle, tie-in, tie-up, yoke, zipper |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relationship |
| Synonyms: | affiliation, allegiance, association, bond, commitment, connection, duty, hookup, kinship, liaison, network, obligation, outfit, tie-in |
| Antonyms: | break, divorce |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect, interlace |
| Synonyms: | anchor, attach, band, bind, cinch, clinch, do up, fasten, gird, join, knot, lash, link, make a bow, make a hitch, make a knot, make fast, marry, moor, rivet, rope, secure, splice, tether, tie up, tighten, truss, unite, wed |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, loose, loosen, unfasten, unlace, untie |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal |
| Synonyms: | balance, be even, be neck and neck, be on a par, break even, deadlock, draw, even up, keep up with, match, measure up, meet, parallel, rival, touch |
| Antonyms: | fail, fall behind, go ahead, lose, succeed, surpass |
| 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: | alliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendly association, agreement |
| Synonyms: | accord, affiliation, affinity, betrothal, bond, coalition, coherence, collaboration, collusion, combination, communion, compact, concord, concurrence, confederacy, confederation, congruity, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, cooperation, engagement, entente, federation, fraternization, friendship, interrelation, kinship, league, marriage, matrimony, membership, mutuality, pact, participation, partnership, relation, support, tie, treaty, union |
| Antonyms: | antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war |
| 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: | association |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental connection |
| Synonyms: | bond, combination, concomitance, concordance, connotation, correlation, identification, impression, joining, juxtaposition, linkage, linking, lumping together, mixing, mixture, pairing, recollection, relation, remembrance, tie, train of thought, union |
| Antonyms: | disassociation, division, separation |
| Main Entry: | attach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, fasten |
| Synonyms: | add, adhere, affix, annex, append, bind, connect, couple, fix, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, hook up, latch onto, link, make fast, prefix, rivet, secure, slap on, stick, tag on, tie, unite |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, disjoin, remove, separate, sever, unfasten |