Synonyms for bind
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1. bind

   Binding is primarily by something flexible, as a cord or bandage drawn closely around an object or group of objects, as when we bind up a wounded limb. We bind a sheaf of wheat with a cord; we tie the cord in a knot; we fasten by any means that will make things hold together, as a board by nails, or a door by a lock. The verbs tie and fasten are scarcely used in the figurative sense, tho, using the noun, we speak of the ties of affection. Bind has an extensive figurative use. One is bound by conscience or honor; he is obliged by some imperious necessity; engaged by his own promise; compelled by physical force or its moral equivalent.

   Synonyms:
   compel, engage, fasten, fetter, fix, oblige, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, tie

   Antonyms:
   free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie

   Preposition:
   Bind to a pillar; unto an altar; to a service; bind one with chains or in chains; one is bound by a contract; a splint is bound upon a limb; the arms may be bound to the sides or behind the back; bind a wreath about, around, or round the head; twigs are bound in or into fagots; for military purposes, they are bound at both ends and in the middle; one is bound by a contract, or bound under a penalty to fulfil a contract.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bind

   Synonyms:
   fetter, engage, tie, fasten, secure, lace, twine, oblige, compel, restrict, restrain, secure

   Antonyms:
   untie, loose, unfasten, acquit, free, liberate

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1. bindverb

   something that hinders as if with bonds

   Antonyms:
   unbind

2. adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick toverb

   stick to firmly

   "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

   Synonyms:
   stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, attach, perplex, tie up, cleave, bond, get, mystify, bandage, flummox, cling, cohere, truss, stick around, constipate, nonplus, beat, draw together, stick, dumbfound, adhere, follow, obligate, lodge, sting, hold fast, tie, oblige, deposit, amaze, tie down, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, stick with, hold, puzzle, bring together

   Antonyms:
   unbind

3. bind, tie, attach, bondverb

   create social or emotional ties

   "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

   Synonyms:
   confiscate, connect, draw together, tie down, stick, hold fast, marry, sequester, obligate, stick to, attach, truss, tie, draw, hold, tie up, impound, wed, splice, link, bandage, constipate, bring together, adhere, link up, seize, oblige, bond

   Antonyms:
   unbind

4. bindverb

   make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

   "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

   Synonyms:
   oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attach

   Antonyms:
   unbind

5. bind, bandageverb

   wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

   Synonyms:
   oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attach

   Antonyms:
   unbind

6. tie down, tie up, bind, trussverb

   secure with or as if with ropes

   "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"

   Synonyms:
   tie down, stick, hold fast, constipate, obligate, attach, truss, tie, bind off, tie up, stick to, hold, moor, bandage, oblige, adhere, berth, bond

   Antonyms:
   unbind

7. oblige, bind, hold, obligateverb

   bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

   "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, book, attach, tie up, bond, view as, support, hold back, bandage, defend, take hold, carry, deem, truss, hold up, arrest, hold, adjudge, guard, take, have, concord, check, make, stick, take for, go for, throw, defy, control, harbor, keep, apply, obligate, give, hold fast, entertain, concur, nurse, oblige, curb, constipate, moderate, tie down, stick to, have got, restrain, obtain, withstand, agree, sustain, halt, harbour, tie, maintain, confine, contain, keep back, retain, prevail, reserve, admit, compel, hold in, declare, adhere, bear

   Antonyms:
   unbind

8. bindverb

   provide with a binding

   "bind the books in leather"

   Synonyms:
   oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attach

   Antonyms:
   unbind

9. tie, bindverb

   fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

   "They tied their victim to the chair"

   Synonyms:
   connect, tie down, link up, hold fast, marry, obligate, attach, truss, tie, draw, hold, tie up, stick to, constipate, wed, splice, stick, link, bandage, oblige, adhere, bond

   Antonyms:
   unbind

10. bindverb

    form a chemical bond with

    "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"

    Synonyms:
    oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attach

    Antonyms:
    unbind

11. constipate, bindverb

    cause to be constipated

    "These foods tend to constipate you"

    Synonyms:
    tie down, stick, bond, hold fast, obligate, stick to, adhere, truss, tie, hold, tie up, constipate, bandage, oblige, clog, attach

    Antonyms:
    unbind

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Bond
   • Chemistry
   • Cover
   • Fasten
   • Indispose
   • Relate

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1. bindverb

   Synonyms:
   confine, restrain, restrict, put bonds upon

2. bindverb

   Synonyms:
   enwrap, put a bandage upon

3. bindverb

   Synonyms:
   tie, fasten, secure by a bond

4. bindverb

   Synonyms:
   engage, oblige, OBLIGATE, make responsible, lay under obligation

5. bindverb

   Synonyms:
   confirm, ratify, sanction

6. bindverb

   Synonyms:
   put a border round

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1. bindverb

   Synonyms:
   fetter, tie, fasten, secure, gird, confine, restrict, restrain, bandage, swathne, oblige, obligate, lay under, obligation, indenture, apprentice, confirm, sanction, ratify, swaddle

   Antonyms:
   unbind, loose

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1. List of paraphrases for "bind":

   link, binds, lier, tie, linking, liaison, chelating, unite, compel

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bind

   Synonyms:
   See Double bind
   

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1. John DeCicco:

   The EPA is in a real bind, congress wrote a law mandating imaginary fuels. These have failed to materialize in any quantity. Congress tried to codify wishful thinking.

2. Deborah Peters:

   I think West Virginia's their way to sort of get out of this difficult bind that she is believable and that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable. There would be no way to make West Virginia acceptable. So I think they are diverting away from the main issue and trying to create an alternative reality, really.

3. Mary Parenteau:

   In general, many microbes like to 'eat' organic compounds, especially certain lipids, for lunch, and can destroy the bulk of the organics before they have a chance to get preserved, iron can rapidly entomb or bind to the organics and make them unavailable to 'eat,' similar to encasing a sandwich in cement.

4. Jane Ishmael:

   There are other minor cannabinoids and traces in the plant that can be hard to study, but by isolation we can continue to assess the effects they might offer, historically, many of our medicines have been derived by or inspired by natural products. By having new compounds that bind with very high affinity, that will give scientists a new probe into biological sciences.

5. Cynthia Sass:

   Whole grains contain natural substances that may bind with minerals, which make them less absorbable.