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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“The possibilities are only bounded by imagination,” he said.

From MarketWatch

A second theme, closely related to the first, is that innovation isn’t bounded by geography.

From The Wall Street Journal

The girls bounded out of their chairs, placed their dishes in the dishwasher, and headed for the door.

From Literature

In sociology, there’s a term to describe this phenomenon: “bounded solidarity.”

From Salon