Synonyms of bounding

bounding 1 of 3

adjective

as in encircling

Related Words

• encircling
• embracing
• surrounding
• enclosing
• connecting
• joined
• connected
• attached
• circumjacent
• communicating
• linked
• peripheral
• marginal
• fencing
• nearest
• tangential
• united
• nearby
• rimming
• approximate
• tangent
• closest
• interconnecting
• next-door
• adjacent
• near
• contiguous
• adjoining
• immediate
• joining
• ambient
• encompassing
• nigh
• abutting
• neighboring
• flanking
• close
• touching
• conterminous
• juxtaposed
• fringing
• bordering
• skirting
• verging
• flush

Dissimilar Words

• apart
• discrete
• noncontiguous
• single
• nonadjacent
• separate
• isolated
• farthest
• distant
• unconnected
• detached
• far
• isolate
• away
• unattached
• disconnected
• remote
• removed
• discontinuous
• unlinked
• free-standing
• divided
• resolved
• noncontinuous
• split
• far-off
• faraway
• broken up
• parted
• severed
• uncoupled
• ramified
• divorced
• dissociated
• disunited
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

bounding

2 of 3

verb (1)

present participle of bound

1

as in defining

to mark the limits of

the country is bounded by water on two sides

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defining
• limiting
• delimiting
• describing
• marking (off)
• circumscribing
• demarcating
• demarking
• governing
• terminating
• controlling
• determining
• delineating

2

as in bordering

to serve as a border for

being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bordering
• surrounding
• edging
• skirting
• rimming
• encircling
• fringing
• framing
• circling
• defining
• margining
• tracing
• enclosing
• rounding
• trimming
• outlining
• circumscribing
• demarcating
• looping
• delineating
• restricting
• sketching
• environing
• ringing
• confining
• limiting
• restraining
• curbing
• silhouetting
• checking
• hemming
• walling
• controlling
• girdling
• girthing
• compassing

bounding

3 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of bound

1

as in hopping

to move with a light springing step

the child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hopping
• bouncing
• skipping
• leaping
• loping
• jumping
• tripping
• lolloping
• romping
• capering
• skittering
• frisking
• gamboling
• vaulting
• skimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plodding
• trudging
• lumbering

2

as in leaping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

a rabbit bounded down the garden path

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaping
• jumping
• hopping
• springing
• vaulting
• bouncing
• skipping
• pouncing
• loping
• hurdling
• romping
• capering
• attacking
• cavorting
• leapfrogging
• bucking
• gamboling
• frolicking
• skyrocketing
• caprioling
• shooting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bounding

Verb

My ears strained for the telltale sound of a deer bounding away through the darkness. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

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