ROPED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

roped

verb

past tense of rope

as in strapped

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As betting has become more widespread, some bettors have taken to social media to harass players for their game performance that may be tied to a bet.

— Jessica Golden,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
While her sculptural dress commanded attention with its plunging neckline and exaggerated peplum waist, her shoes provided a sleek, minimalist finish that tied the entire look together.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tied

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Meanwhile, spanning New York to Milan, waists were cinched tighter, and shoes got even freakier, as consumers’ bodies and budgets continue to shrink.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
The rest of Lopez’s look included a matching long-sleeve brown top and pencil skirt cinched with a belt.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of cinched

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Russia’s support for Tehran has been operationally meaningful but carefully bounded.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Finally the buck turned, bounded up on top of the bank, still in thickets where no arrow could get through, and started to walk around my tree.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bound

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Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.

— Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of trussed

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These libraries are much wider than the book versions, their contents taped together or rubber-banded so the pieces don’t get lost.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
People are also poking fun at the fact that Kaydee is banded, which looks like the eagle version of an ankle monitor.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of banded

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