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Bound

🔄 Synonyms of "Bound"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
recoilnoun	To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
compelled	Driven; forced.
springnoun	(intransitive) To move or burst forth.
edgenoun	An advantage.
constrained	Kept within close bounds; confined.
fettered	Bound by chains or shackles.
reboundnoun	(basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.
bouncenoun	(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
restrainverb	(transitive) To control or keep in check.
jumpverb	(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
boundarynoun	The dividing line or location between two areas.
bordernoun	The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
throttlenoun	A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
limitnoun	A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
leapnoun	(intransitive) To jump.
obligatenoun	(transitive) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
tethered	(computing, electronics) connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)
wired	Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
ricochetnoun	An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
oriented	Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction).
confineverb	(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
sworn	Given or declared under oath.
treated	Subject to treatment or an action.
restrictverb	To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
conjugatenoun	(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.

↔️ Antonyms of "Bound"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
freenoun	(social) Unconstrained.
unbound	Not bound.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bound"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
obligatedverb	(Canada, US, Scotland) Having an obligation; obliged.
sworn	Given or declared under oath.
obligatenoun	(transitive) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
certainnoun	Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
sure	(modal) Without doubt, certainly.
articled	bound under the articles of an apprenticeship
destinedverb	Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.
tiedverb	(sports or games) That resulted in a tie.
indenturednoun	A person who is subject to an indenture.
limitnoun	A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
recoilnoun	To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
restrainverb	(transitive) To control or keep in check.
constrained	Kept within close bounds; confined.
restrictverb	To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
reboundnoun	(basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.
conjugated	(organic chemistry, of an organic compound or part of such a compound) Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.
oriented	Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction).
confineverb	(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
conjugatenoun	(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.
boundarynoun	The dividing line or location between two areas.