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