TETHER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TETHER?

Need another word that means the same as “tether”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “tether” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tether” are: tie, tie up, hitch, rope, chain, lead, leash, cord

Tether as a Noun

Definitions of "Tether" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tether” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement.
• Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.

Synonyms of "Tether" as a noun (5 Words)

chain	A measure of length equivalent to a chain 66 ft. A tall man with a heavy gold chain round his neck.
cord	A length of cord. She began toying with the telephone cord.
lead	A position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow especially in the phrase take the lead. A lead guitarist.
leash	Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal. Kept a tight leash on his emotions.
rope	The ropes enclosing a boxing or wrestling ring. There was no way down even with a rope.

Usage Examples of "Tether" as a noun

• Regulations banning neck and girth tethers for sows.

Tether as a Verb

Definitions of "Tether" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tether” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Tie with a tether.
• Use (a smartphone) in order to connect a computer or other device to the internet.
• Tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement.

Synonyms of "Tether" as a verb (5 Words)

chain	Confine with a chain. As an actuary you will not be chained to a desk.
hitch	Travel by hitch hiking. Hitch the trailer to the car.
rope	Catch fasten or secure with rope. Rope the bag securely.
tie	Create social or emotional ties. Her long hair was tied back in a bow.
tie up	Create social or emotional ties.

Usage Examples of "Tether" as a verb

• Check if Wi-Fi access is free in the lobby or tether your phone.
• Tether horses.
• The horse had been tethered to a post.

Associations of "Tether" (30 Words)

breadth	A piece of cloth of standard or full width. A teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject.
chain	Fasten or secure with a chain. Our offer was accepted this morning and there s no chain.
concatenate	Combine two strings to form a single one. Some words may be concatenated such that certain sounds are omitted.
concatenation	The state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series. The concatenation of lists.
cord	A cordlike rib on fabric. The cloth for their suits was cord.
four	A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips.
hawser	A thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship.
leash	Put a leash on a dog. He called Azor to heel so that he could leash him.
numeral	A figure, symbol, or group of figures or symbols denoting a number. A numeral adjective.
orbit	The state of moving in an orbit. The moon orbits around the Earth.
pirouette	Do a pirouette usually as part of a dance. She pirouetted and made a bow.
quadruple	A quadruple number or amount. Quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure.
range	Place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner. Range the animals in the prairie.
rope	The ropes enclosing a boxing or wrestling ring. Executions by the rope continued well into the twentieth century.
satellite	Satellite television. The Soviet Union and its satellite states.
scope	A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. The scope for major change is always limited by political realities.
six	Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
strand	Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue. A heron glided to rest on a pebbly strand.
string	Provide with strings. String my guitar.
ternary	Having three units or components or elements. A ternary operation.
tertiary	Relating to or denoting education at a level beyond that provided by schools, especially that provided by a college or university. Patients in tertiary care.
three	One of four playing cards in a deck having three pips.
triad	Three people considered as a unit. The triad of medication diet and exercise are necessary in diabetes care.
tricycle	Ride on a tricycle. A small boy tricycled to the end of his driveway.
trilogy	A group of three related novels, plays, films, etc. A trilogy of cases reflected this development.
trinity	The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one. God is said to be trinity in unity.
trio	The central, typically contrastive, section of a minuet, scherzo, or march. A jazz trio.
triple	Hit a triple. A triple dark rum.
triptych	Art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together. A triptych depicting the Crucifixion.
twine	Make by twisting together or intertwining. Twine a rope.