bounded

[boun-did] / ˈbaʊn dɪd /

ADJECTIVE

limited, confined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belted bordered surrounded

STRONG

circumscribed compassed defined delimited edged encircled enclosed encompassed enveloped fenced flanked fringed girdled hedged hog-tied restricted rimmed ringed walled

WEAK

boundaried contiguous definite determinate finite limitary

Antonyms

WEAK

free loose unbounded unconfined unlimited

Example Sentences

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Now keys rattled outside my own: a very young guard in a very new uniform bounded in.

From Literature

The cub shook itself and bounded off into the gloom.

From Literature

Russell bounded up and closed the door with a quiet click.

From Literature

Bouts take place in an eight-sided ring -- dubbed "The Octagon" -- bounded by a chainlink fence.

From Barron's

They bounded over the trail after the doe even as I watched.

From Literature