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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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Its language is bound to become more hawkish, Budaghyan said.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

But Lavrov insisted that Russia was "bound to China by ties... that are deeper and stronger than traditional political and military alliances".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

There is bound to be speculation about the increase in the Alphabet stake and whether that move was initiated by Abel given the large size of the change.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

That’s bound to change soon, given their uncommon abilities to handle golf’s most difficult tests.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The central message that readers were bound to take away from such texts is that human beings have a mistaken sense of their own importance.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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