Synonyms of defined

defined 1 of 2

adjective

as in restricted

having distinct or certain limits

well defined guidelines on the range of activities in which the intelligence agency can engage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restricted
• limited
• finite
• definite
• narrow
• measured
• bounded
• specific
• circumscribed
• determinate
• confined
• detailed
• qualified
• modified
• fixed
• small
• determined
• constricted
• settled
• precise
• tiny
• exact
• moderate
• modest
• puny
• minute

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undefined
• infinite
• unlimited
• unbounded
• indefinite
• limitless
• dimensionless
• endless
• boundless
• immeasurable
• unmeasured
• general
• vague
• innumerable
• countless
• illimitable
• incalculable
• inexhaustible
• measureless
• unfathomable
• indeterminate
• inestimable
• nebulous
• enlarged
• unqualified
• expanded
• bottomless
• unreserved
• large
• extensive
• considerable
• great
• substantial
• plentiful
• vast
• major
• copious
• big
• broad
• super
• voluminous
• handsome
• inclusive
• sizable
• comprehensive
• whole
• respectable
• universal
• bulky
• expansive
• escalated
• epic
• goodly
• global
• grandiose
• ample
• sweeping
• jumbo
• hefty
• oversize
• cosmopolitan
• bumper
• plenitudinous
• largish
• whacking
• hulking
• king-size
• overscale

defined

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verb

past tense of define

1

as in traced

to draw or make apparent the outline of

the glass skyscraper's sleek silhouette was strikingly defined by the setting sun to its west

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traced
• outlined
• sketched
• delineated
• surrounded
• rounded
• silhouetted
• trimmed
• circled
• lined
• bounded
• framed
• margined
• drew
• edged
• fringed
• hemmed
• rimmed
• skirted
• encircled
• charted
• looped
• ringed
• mapped (out)
• diagrammed
• girdled
• compassed
• girthed

2

as in bounded

to mark the limits of

the river defines the town on the south

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bounded
• described
• limited
• demarcated
• delimited
• circumscribed
• marked (off)
• governed
• demarked
• terminated
• controlled
• determined
• delineated

3

as in described

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group

a woman who is defined by her unswerving loyalty to her friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• described
• characterized
• portrayed
• represented
• depicted
• identified
• classified
• specified
• categorized
• charactered
• indicated
• typed
• pigeonholed
• marked
• named
• stamped
• individualized
• distinguished
• colored
• particularized

4

as in specified

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly

let me define the task so that there is no doubt in your minds about what needs to be done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specified
• prescribed
• directed
• laid down
• arranged
• dictated
• ordered
• assigned
• selected
• told
• decreed
• required
• instructed
• set
• ordained
• controlled
• governed
• managed
• chose
• conducted
• fixed
• constrained
• led
• enjoined
• compelled
• forced
• settled
• obligated
• charged
• obliged
• commanded
• coerced
• adjured
• bade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of defined

Verb

And increasingly, the biggest EV factory may no longer be defined simply by the number of cars rolling off a single assembly line, but by the size of the entire industrial ecosystem built around them. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

After all those years, the curse had finally been broken, and a franchise once defined by failure suddenly became one of baseball’s great modern success stories. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

The architecture, Teper says, reflects the same balance between global identity and local character that has defined Nobu from the beginning. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Now, after more than 15 years in professional baseball, Berti is choosing to close the book on a career defined by persistence. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

But Barkate has also seen the same steadiness that has defined Mensah over the course of their friendship and partnership on the field. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

These are natural issues for a leader like Jolly, who left the Republican Party that was ignoring them, and for Nixon, a former single mom with no money whose life is defined by a sense of community responsibility. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

By many metrics, the park system today mirrors the stark lack of diversity that defined its inception. — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

That was the beginning of three championships in four years, and the run-heavy program defined by the full house/wing T formation had taken off. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026