Bound
Bound adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
Usage example: I am bound and determined to write a novel before I turn 30
Headstrong and bound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Headstrong" instead an adjective "Bound".
Headstrong
Headstrong adjective - Given to resisting control or discipline by others.
Bound and headstrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bound" instead an adjective "Headstrong".
Both words in one sentence
- At the hearing for Helion's property, Gannis remarks that there's no chance of Phaethon winning his lawsuit when all he had to do was wait ninety days because he's far too headstrong and is bound to do something stupid before then.
Source: Literature / The Golden Oecumene
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