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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bound to

Some may argue that any platform scaling as fast as Letterboxd is bound to go corporate.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

What the data in “The Ambition Penalty” reveal is how much of that policy change is bound to be personal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

If you ask a bull to list three reasons why stocks aren’t in a bubble right now, they’re bound to bring up the forward price-to-earnings ratio.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

A prime minister's job is to make choices bound to infuriate one group or another and frankly, there is concern that Burnham might find that hard.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Either way, it’s bound to be better than our last meeting, where not a single person showed up except me—and that includes the other council members.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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