Bounds

/baʊndz/

Synonyms for "bounds" (62 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Noun(7 words)

border bound boundaries boundary circumscribe compasses confinements

circumference circumscription compass confine confinement confines

Strong matches (18)

Noun(7 words)

constrain delimit edge enclose extremes hop jump

continence coordinates discipline environs extent extreme extremity field fringe frontier jurisdiction

Related words (31)

Noun(13 words)

leap limit limitations limitings limits perimeter restrict scopescope of analysisspring surround termini vault

limitation margin moderation outline outskirts pale parameter periphery precinct prescription proscription purlieu qualification restraint restriction skirt spread verge

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

boundary enclose extremity limit locomotion motion move movement restriction surround

More specific

14 entries

barrier border demarcation edge fence hedge hop jump leaplower boundmarginupper boundvault wall

Collocations

11 entries

boundaries bounding boundlesseconomic boundsgeographic boundslegal boundslower boundoperational boundsspatial boundsupper boundwithin bounds

Inflections

2 entries

bound bounding

Derivations

6 entries

bound bounder bounding boundless boundlessly boundlessness

Sample sentences

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Progress in medicine is going ahead by leaps and bounds.

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Such matters are beyond the bounds of human knowledge.

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All these are ways of exceeding the bounds imposed on us by human nature.

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This nation's economy is growing by leaps and bounds in recent years.

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