Synonyms of ties up

ties up

verb

present tense third-person singular of tie up

as in hampers

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampers
• impedes
• hinders
• embarrasses
• obstructs
• holds back
• handicaps
• blocks
• hog-ties
• inhibits
• delays
• interferes (with)
• stymies
• gives a hard time
• cramps
• holds up
• encumbers
• hobbles
• short-circuits
• clogs
• disrupts
• shackles
• ties
• constrains
• cramps one's style
• restrains
• handcuffs
• fetters
• thwarts
• frustrates
• balks
• trammels
• reins
• binds
• manacles
• curbs
• chains
• checks
• baffles
• stifles
• tethers
• brakes
• retards
• retains
• leashes
• chokes
• bogs (down)
• roadblocks
• arrests
• foils
• barricades
• confines
• sabotages
• halters
• strangles
• blockades
• derails
• hems (in)
• stumps
• suffocates
• mires
• represses
• smothers
• hedges (in)
• muzzles
• suppresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helps
• facilitates
• aids
• assists
• opens
• clears
• unstops
• makes way
• releases
• frees
• unties
• liberates
• encourages
• loosens
• promotes
• smoothes
• smooths
• unplugs
• unclogs
• furthers