bound by

ADJECTIVE

subject

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accountable apt conditional dependent exposed inferior liable likely prone secondary sensitive susceptible vulnerable

STRONG

captive collateral contingent controlled directed disposed enslaved governed open ruled satellite sub subaltern subjugated subordinate tributary

WEAK

at one's feet in danger of obedient provisional servile slavish submissive subservient substract tentative under

Antonyms

STRONGEST

first-class first-rate guarded inapt independent irresponsible protected safe superior unaccountable unlikely unsusceptible

STRONG

certain chief definite free primary sure

WEAK

master

Example Sentences

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China and North Korea share a 1,400km-long border and are bound by a defence pact - the only one China has with any country.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s a reminder to investors that the market is still bound by some Earthly rules.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Sable Offshore was bound by a court order not to restart its oil pipelines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The regulator isn’t bound by the committee’s guidance, but takes its advice into consideration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

They did so, legal analysts said, because they had foolishly signed contracts in which they agreed to be bound by North Korean law.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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