Definitions

rimmed

[rimd] / rɪmd /

ADJECTIVE

bounded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belted bordered surrounded

STRONG

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

WEAK

boundaried contiguous definite determinate finite limitary

Antonyms

WEAK

free loose unbounded unconfined unlimited

Example Sentences

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I like her rimmed bowl for breakfast or a light lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

He wore a black t-shirt, dark trousers and black rimmed glasses as he entered his pleas.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

Hundreds of attendees lie on blankets, wearing wireless headphones rimmed with aqua lights.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

Impossibly deep caves in somber velvets and blues are rimmed with massive coffin ships of unknown origin.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

The shore as far as I could see was rimmed with foam.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell