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bound to

ADJECTIVE

responsible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

answerable culpable guilty liable pledged subject

WEAK

at fault at the helm authoritative bonded bound carrying the load censurable chargeable compelled constrained contracted decision-making devolving on duty-bound engaged executive exposed fettered hampered held high in authority in control incumbent minding the store obligated obliged on the hook open susceptive sworn to tied to blame under contract under obligation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

innocent right unaccountable

WEAK

excused exempt free immature immune irresponsible untrustworthy

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Still, some of the increase in wholesale prices is bound to make its way to consumers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

"I'd have written more and changed it faster if I could. I do feel bound to comment on the world though."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

You’re bound to experience more change if you work for 50 or 60 years than if you retire after a 40-year run.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Scrutiny on those choices is bound to grow even more.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“I knew from the start that I was bound to be crucified either way I moved,” Johnson later said of the awful options remaining.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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