Bound and Hard

Bound

Bound adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
Usage example: I am bound and determined to write a novel before I turn 30

Hard and bound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard" instead an adjective "Bound".

Hard

Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Bound and hard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bound" instead an adjective "Hard".

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / Mew The lyrics are usually clear enough, but you're bound to find parts of their songs where it's quite hard to understand what's being sung.
    Source: Music / Mew
  • Mad Men is usually very good for keeping the timeline straight, but in one episode, a hard-bound copy of "The Corps" by W.E.B.
  • Literature / The Oathsworn They are hard men bound to each other both by friendship and the fear of One Eye's fury should they break their oath.
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