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bound

[bound] / baʊnd /
ADJECTIVE
obligated; destined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constrained enslaved obligated restrained
STRONG
apprenticed articled bent coerced compelled contracted doomed driven fated firm forced impelled indentured intent made necessitated obliged pledged pressed required urged
WEAK
bounden certain duty-bound having no alternative sure under compulsion under necessity
Antonyms
STRONG
irresolute
WEAK
allowed free permitted unbounded unobliged unrestricted
VERB
jump, bounce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hop leap prance ricochet skip vault
STRONG
bob caper frisk gambol hurdle pounce recoil saltate spring
Antonyms
WEAK
allow let go permit unbind unrestrict
VERB
restrict
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encircle hem in
STRONG
circumscribe confine define delimit delimitate demarcate determine enclose limit mark measure restrain restrict surround terminate
WEAK
mark out
Antonyms
STRONG
begin free let go liberate open release start
WEAK
allow permit unbind unrestrict

Example Sentences

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Live pictures showed the capsule push gracefully away, homeward bound.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

When electrons and holes form a bound pair called an exciton, they tend to recombine quickly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Public BDCs aren’t bound by the same quarterly redemption limits as non-traded BDCs.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“Whenever you have a change in leadership, military or otherwise, there is bound to be some churn in information management,” one U.S. official said, granted anonymity to speak candidly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

But if one had seen it on the forest floor, one would have thought it was merely an oddly shaped stump: the cover made of scaly bark, the thick pages bound with twine.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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