/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of tie down Find synonyms for: Verb1. tie down, tie up, bind, truss, restrain, confine, holdusage: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"2. tie down, oblige, bind, hold, obligateusage: restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language