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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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A reproduction of a major religious text is bound to have an impact on the classroom experience.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

The agency is bound by an agreement with the Writers Guild of America that prevents it from owning television production.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

"You are bound to leave this one dancing, and what is wrong with that?" he asked.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

With the 1997 opening of the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, museums’ identities began to be increasingly bound up with new architecture rather than their collections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Hear me well, Novis. You are bound by the Secrets Act. I assured my superiors that you were trustworthy. Do not make me regret my decision.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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