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Antonyms for bound
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
bound
Bank is a general term for the land along the edge of a water course; it may also denote a raised portion of the bed of a river, lake, or ocean; as, the Banks of Newfoundland. A beach is a strip or expanse of incoherent wave-worn sand, which is often pebbly or full of boulders; we speak of the beach of a lake or ocean; a beach is sometimes found in the bend of a river. Strand is a more poetic term for a wave-washed shore, especially as a place for landing or embarking; as, the keel grates on the strand. The whole line of a country or continent that borders the sea is a coast. Shore is any land, whether cliff, or sand, or marsh, bordering water. We do not speak of the coast of a river, nor of the banks of the ocean, tho there may be banks by or under the sea. Edge is the line where land and water meet; as, the water's edge. Brink is the place from which one may fall; as, the river's brink; the brink of a precipice; the brink of ruin.
Synonyms:
bank, beach, border, brim, brink, coast, edge, marge, margin, rim, shore, strand
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
boundary, edge, boundnoun
a line determining the limits of an area
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free, unbound, regular, unsworn, looseleaf, unshackled, liberated, untethered, uncertain, untreated, unconstipated, unoriented, untied, unfettered, unchainedSynonyms:
saltation, edge, bounce, spring, bounds, limit, leaping, boundary, border, leap, sharpnessboundary, bound, boundsnoun
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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untied, unchained, looseleaf, free, unoriented, uncertain, unsworn, unbound, unfettered, unshackled, untethered, untreated, unconstipated, liberated, regularSynonyms:
saltation, edge, bounce, spring, bounds, limit, leaping, leap, boundarylimit, bound, boundarynoun
the greatest possible degree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
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liberated, unconstipated, unchained, unoriented, unfettered, looseleaf, uncertain, untethered, untreated, unbound, regular, free, untied, unsworn, unshackledSynonyms:
terminus ad quem, terminal point, edge, point of accumulation, demarcation, spring, leap, limit point, demarcation line, saltation, bounce, bounds, boundary, leaping, limit, limitationleap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounceadjective
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
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unbound, unoriented, untreated, unshackled, untethered, liberated, free, unconstipated, untied, unsworn, uncertain, unfettered, unchained, regular, looseleafSynonyms:
dancing, bounciness, dance, fountain, bounds, edge, terpsichore, give, springiness, springtime, spring, leap, saltation, bounce, natural spring, boundary, leaping, bouncing, outpouring, limit, outflow, jumpboundadjective
confined by bonds
"bound and gagged hostages"
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free, unconstipated, looseleaf, liberated, unbound, unoriented, uncertain, unshackled, untreated, unsworn, unfettered, untied, unchained, untethered, regularSynonyms:
articled, bandaged, bound(p), apprenticed, indentured, destinedboundadjective
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
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unshackled, looseleaf, unbound, regular, untreated, unchained, uncertain, free, unoriented, untethered, unsworn, unfettered, untied, unconstipated, liberatedSynonyms:
articled, bandaged, bound(p), apprenticed, indentured, destinedboundadjective
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
"bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"
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untreated, unbound, uncertain, unchained, regular, unfettered, unshackled, unoriented, looseleaf, free, unsworn, unconstipated, untethered, liberated, untiedSynonyms:
articled, bandaged, bound(p), apprenticed, indentured, destinedbound(p), destinedadjective
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
"bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
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unoriented, looseleaf, free, unchained, unshackled, uncertain, untethered, unsworn, unbound, unfettered, liberated, unconstipated, regular, untreated, untiedbandaged, boundadjective
covered or wrapped with a bandage
"the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
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untreated, free, looseleaf, unbound, untethered, unoriented, unconstipated, untied, regular, unfettered, liberated, uncertain, unsworn, unchained, unshackledSynonyms:
articled, bandaged, bound(p), apprenticed, indentured, destinedbound, destinedadjective
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
"children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"
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unconstipated, unchained, untethered, free, unbound, untied, unshackled, uncertain, regular, untreated, unoriented, unsworn, unfettered, looseleaf, liberatedSynonyms:
articled, bandaged, bound(p), apprenticed, indentured, destinedboundadjective
bound by an oath
"a bound official"
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liberated, unbound, unchained, untreated, free, unconstipated, untied, unoriented, unsworn, looseleaf, uncertain, unshackled, untethered, regular, unfetteredSynonyms:
articled, bandaged, bound(p), apprenticed, indentured, destinedapprenticed, articled, bound, indenturedadjective
bound by contract
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free, liberated, unbound, unsworn, unfettered, unchained, untreated, unshackled, untied, looseleaf, regular, unoriented, unconstipated, uncertain, untetheredSynonyms:
articled, bandaged, bound(p), apprenticed, indentured, destinedbound(p)verb
confined in the bowels
"he is bound in the belly"
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uncertain, unbound, untied, unchained, regular, unfettered, unshackled, untreated, untethered, looseleaf, liberated, free, unsworn, unconstipated, unorientedjump, leap, bound, springverb
move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
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unsworn, regular, free, unbound, unconstipated, unoriented, uncertain, unfettered, liberated, unchained, untethered, looseleaf, unshackled, untreated, untiedSynonyms:
spring, start, jumpstart, rise, jump out, jump off, throttle, climb up, restrict, stick out, trammel, stand out, take form, alternate, derail, form, jump-start, ricochet, border, skip, recoil, reverberate, startle, rebound, parachute, confine, pass over, leap, restrain, skip over, jump, take a hop, chute, bounce, resile, limit, leap out, take shapebound, borderverb
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
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uncertain, unchained, unbound, free, unconstipated, unshackled, untied, untreated, unoriented, unfettered, regular, liberated, unsworn, untethered, looseleafSynonyms:
rebound, restrict, surround, trammel, march, frame in, restrain, frame, confine, skirt, butt on, throttle, spring, leap, ricochet, border, environ, abut, edge, bounce, butt against, ring, recoil, adjoin, resile, butt, reverberate, limit, take a hop, jumprestrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleverb
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
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untied, liberated, untreated, unsworn, free, uncertain, unfettered, unconstipated, unchained, unoriented, unbound, untethered, looseleaf, regular, unshackledSynonyms:
spring, strangle, snare, intimidate, rebound, qualify, ricochet, choke, throttle, circumscribe, hold back, fix, trammel, entrap, take a hop, hold in, determine, encumber, define, specify, border, strangulate, keep, reverberate, recoil, cumber, curb, constrain, hold, ensnare, confine, bounce, leap, restrain, restrict, jump, curtail, detain, trap, resile, limit, keep back, cut back, set, enclosebounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochetverb
spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
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regular, liberated, untied, unbound, unconstipated, untreated, unchained, free, unsworn, unfettered, unoriented, looseleaf, unshackled, uncertain, untetheredSynonyms:
spring, forswear, rally, throttle, echo, quail, restrict, funk, ring, abjure, trammel, retract, take form, backfire, flinch, form, wince, ricochet, shrink, recoil, border, resound, cringe, rebound, reflect, backlash, confine, leap, restrain, squinch, reverberate, jump, take a hop, kick back, bounce, resile, limit, kick, take shape, jounce, recant
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
boundadjective
Synonyms:
restrained, constrained, repressed, bounden, destined, sure, certain, determined, resolved, costive, constipatedboundnoun
boundp.p
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restrained, constrained, repressed, bounden, destined, sure, certain, determined, resolved, costive, constipatedboundverb
Synonyms:
limit, inclose, circumscribe, terminate, leap, spring, bounce, rebound
How to use bound in a sentence?
Ernest K. Gann, The Black Watch:
If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty, we realize that the technical demands of modern warfare are so complex a considerable percentage of our material is bound to malfunction even before it is deployed against a foe. We no longer waste manpower by carrying the flag into battle. Instead we need battalions of electronic engineers to keep the terrible machinery grinding.
I did start out this election supporting Hillary because I thought it's time to have a woman president -- we just took a huge leap and bound, electing someone who is an African-American, why can't we have a woman? but then Bernie ran for president and I loved his ideas. It's outrageous that I'm going to be $80,000 in debt.
I am not bound to please thee with my answers.
If we can’t deal at the federal government and states level to reduce improper payments in normal times, then you’re bound to have problems when there are emergencies, i’d urge this committee to continue their oversight to make sure the Labor Department and the states take action on our recommendations so that we’re much better prepared next time to deal with these emergency situations.
It seems December was the worst month and since then things might be starting to recover a bit. If we can see more such evidence, market sentiment will be bolstered, yet, it's still not clear how strong any such recovery would be. I would bet markets will be range-bound from here.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#283 | open | |
#1299 | regular | |
#2479 | enlarge | |
#3403 | bound | |
#4532 | extend | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#14216 | crawl | |
#15920 | limp | |
#18621 | creep | |
#21077 | unbound | |
#21661 | untreated | |
#27017 | liberated | |
#45984 | unfettered | |
#56203 | untied | |
#58949 | unchained | |
#78007 | looseleaf | |
#99268 | hobble | |
#131416 | untethered | |
#195102 | unsworn | |
#230574 | unshackled | |
#267303 | shamble |
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