BOUNDING Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in encircling

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verb (1)

present participle of bound

as in defining

to mark the limits of the country is bounded by water on two sides

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as in bordering

to serve as a border for being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality

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verb (2)

present participle of bound

as in hopping

to move with a light springing step the child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends

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as in leaping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air a rabbit bounded down the garden path

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Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026 The old ranch hand cut a surprisingly sprightly figure in his warehouselike clinic, bounding from room to room. — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 The sound of a teenager bounding down the stairs of our home. — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 For now, though, the puppy who once came bounding into CBS Texas is growing up right before our eyes. — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 East Portal Park was busy on Monday morning, with children bounding through the playground and the soft clunking of bocce balls echoing from the nearby courts. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Perhaps most importantly, the brothers had an indisputable chemistry, both in the studio and bounding around racks of equipment on stage. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026 At 5-foot-9, Fery possesses a skill set perfectly suited for low-bounding grass. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 But Adams is bounding around the rooftop beaming, teeth porcelain-white, face slathered in makeup, hair firmly coiffed. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounding

Adjective

The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.

— Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025

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Later still, we are introduced to Satoko Iijima (Ishida), who again shares many defining features with her two namesakes, albeit with just enough subtle differences to keep the audience on the back foot.

— James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Every generation has had to master the defining tools of its era.

— Mary Moreland, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of defining

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Kozak noted that the tide posed flooding threats to parts of coastal New York, like areas around Jamaica Bay, bordering the city's Brooklyn and Queens boroughs, and those near lower New York Harbor.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Dussey’s country, Togo, a West African nation bordering Ghana and Burkina Faso, was the driving force behind a UN General Assembly vote to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of bordering

Adjective

Some critics of the budget cuts argue that the bar may be high but merited, given what the museum has to offer Brussels in terms of art, direct and indirect employment, and revitalizing the surrounding, low-income neighborhood.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Connecticut farmers have been watching how surrounding states have handled the bright red flying bug and adjusted their farms accordingly.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounding

Verb

The surface of the water acts exactly like a mirror, bouncing incoming sunlight at an angle away from the sun.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Klein not only wrote the score but co-wrote some of the songs and supervised others, bouncing ideas back and forth with Anders and Rachtman.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of bouncing

Verb

The Lilly Chocolate Suede, meanwhile, is a deeper hue of chocolate brown decorated with jumping lazy hearts.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Even sharper swings shook the bond market, where yields have been jumping worldwide to their highest levels in years or even decades, which threaten to slow the economy.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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