TIED UP Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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tied up

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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

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The Exit Planning Institute notes a typical owner has around 80% of their net worth tied up in the business. — Ron Smith, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Well, Congress just passed with wide bipartisan support Russian sanctions that have been tied up for a number of years in Congress. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Instead, the Shinnecock have been tied up with state lawsuits that have cost the tribe millions. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Florist Jess Woodrow said Haines was a friendly face who would pop into the store when she was not tied up in the capital Canberra. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The legal proceedings remained tied up in the court system until their divorce was finalized with a settlement in November 2022. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 Law enforcement found another 32 tied up inside a suitcase intended for similar buyers in August. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026 Not surprisingly, the ballooning price of oil was the driving force behind the inflationary bump as the war in Iran rages on and energy exports remain tied up in the Strait of Hormuz. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Even after Hammami was tied up (passengers used headphone cords and plastic zip ties), the passengers and crew were in danger. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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Adjective

Finally, big hospital systems can fight back even when engaged employers try to steer patients to cheaper providers.

— Tony Lo Sasso, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026
Of the six engaged couples on Love Is Blind season 11, Boston’s Michaella Giorgio and Rob Feeley seemed most likely to make it down the aisle.

— Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of engaged

Adjective

More than 100 people were killed and 113 others were wounded on Monday in a Sudanese military drone strike on a busy market in Nyala, the capital of the South Darfur province, said Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence.

— YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
But the company thinks its initial bet on infrastructure inspection will keep it busy for the foreseeable future.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of busy

Verb

The rangers moved the man off the glacier and made multiple attempts to airlift the man off the mountain, but rescue efforts were impeded by inclement weather.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
In his ruling, Judge Joseph Montano found that prosecutors had impeded grand jurors who wanted to hear from defense witnesses.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of impeded

Adjective

Both players are diligent with preparation and exude a toughness that coaches love.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Receiving that crown of life comes through diligent prayer, and we are helped along the way at various checkpoints.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of diligent

Adjective

The scenes unfolded the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in another part of Hebron, wearing a military-style vest, and vowed to intensify operations across the occupied West Bank.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
This comes amid a surge of violence and land seizures by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupied

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The colliding scandals embarrassed the city of South Lake Tahoe, a Sierra Nevada enclave of about 21,000 people near the Nevada border, where residents addressed the situation at an emotional City Council meeting last year.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Chicago embarrassed Philadelphia, while the Eagles squandered a late lead against the Rams before suffering an improbable loss to the Jaguars in London.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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