Synonyms for
Bounded
Definition
Bounded means to have limits or to be restricted in movement or action.
Synonyms & similar words
trammel
throttle
jump
border
confine
takeahop
recoil
rebound
bound
bounce
resile
delimited
limit
leap
spring
ricochet
restrain
reverberate
restrict
limited
restricted
confined
restrained
circumscribed
encircled
trapped
hemmed
walled
fenced
barricaded
contained
enclosed
surrounded
enveloped
encased
cocooned
wrapped
shrouded
immured
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- bounded by
- bounded region
- bounded context
- bounded rationality
- bounded error
- bounded set
- bounded variable
Word family
Usage note
Often used in mathematics and computer science to describe sets or functions with limits. Can also refer to being confined or restricted in a more general sense.
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Example sentences
- The dog bounded across the field to chase the ball.
- The fence bounded the property and kept the cows inside.
- The rules of the game bounded their actions and limited their choices.
Quotes
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith. - Franklin D. Roosevelt
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Nelson Mandela
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill