tethers

The word “tethers” has 2 syllables: teth-ers

It's pronounced as /ˈtɛð.ɚz/

What is synonym and antonym for tethers?

In the thesaurus, “tethers” has 25 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tethers along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for tethers

noun
1. A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
2. A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.
3. (by extension) the limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
4. The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera).
verb
1. To restrict something with a tether.
2. To connect a cellular smartphone to another personal computer in order to give it access to a hotspot.

The horses were secured with strong tethers to prevent them from wandering.
Safety tethers are essential when climbing steep cliffs.
The balloons floated gently, held by long tethers.
Emotional tethers can sometimes make it hard to move on from the past.
The astronauts used tethers to stay connected to the spacecraft during the spacewalk.

On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tethers, such as: bands, binds, cinches, coils, cords, disentangles, entangles.

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