/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of bounds Find synonyms for: Noun1. boundary, bound, bounds, extremityusage: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of somethingNoun1. boundary, bound, bounds, extremityusage: a line determining the limits of an area2. boundary, edge, bound, lineusage: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something3. boundary, bound, bounds, extremityusage: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"4. limit, bound, boundary, extentusage: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwardsVerb1. jump, leap, bound, spring, moveusage: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"2. bound, border, enclose, hold in, confineusage: form the boundary of; be contiguous to3. restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle, control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderateusage: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"4. bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, jump, leap, bound, springusage: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language