bind

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of BIND

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains <prisons tend to bind convicted criminals for transport>

Synonyms chain, enchain, enfetter, fetter, gyve, handcuff, manacle, pinion, shackle, trammel

Related Words bit, hobble, hog-tie, iron, lash, secure, tie, truss; attach, fasten, join, link; confine, constrain, curb, hamper, hinder, impede; limit, restrict; entangle, tangle

Near Antonyms emancipate, free, liberate, loose, release, rescue; undo, unfasten, untangle, untie; detach, disengage

Antonyms unbind, unfetter, unshackle

to cover with a bandage <bind the wound to stop the bleeding>

Synonyms bind, dress, swathe

Related Words attend, care (for), doctor, medicate, minister (to), nurse, treat; cure, heal, mend, rehabilitate, remedy

Near Antonyms unbandage

to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord <bind the asparagus spears carefully before packing the bunches>

Synonyms band, bind, truss

Related Words cinch, cord, rope, strap, thread, wire; gird, girt; lash, leash, tether; interlace, intertwine, interweave, lace; entangle, knot, snarl, tangle, twist; coil, wind

Near Antonyms undo, unfasten, unlace, unlash, unloose, unloosen, unstrap, unstring, unthread; unleash, untether; disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist; uncoil, unspool, unwind

Antonyms unbind, untie

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