bound to
Sure to happen
Bound to indicates near certainty or inevitability: With that attitude, he's bound to fail.
The phrase suggests something is destined or fated to happen, often because circumstances make it unavoidable.
It can also express obligation through commitment: I'm bound to keep my promise.
In this sense, bound connects to binding agreements—you're tied to a course of action.
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
- no escapeNo way out
- fatedDetermined by destiny
- certainFree from doubt
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
destined · written in stone · set in stone · tied · tied down · locked in · obligated · committed · guaranteed · foreordained · beholden · accountable · pledged · doomed · compelled · responsible · inexorable · inescapable
- futureforthcoming, upcoming, coming, impending, imminent
- intentionsgoals, aims, I will, purposes, I want
- future markerswill, shall, gonna, about to, finna
- obligation phraseshave to, need to, ought to, should, forced to
- prepositionsabove, about, across, after, along
- modal phrasescan do, could be, may be, might be, must be
bound toimprobable
Not likely true
up in the air · questionable · doubtful · uncertain · possibly
bound tounconstrained
Having no restrictions
optional · unbound · unbeholden · unobligated · free to choose
bound, bind, boundary, binder, binding, bounds, rebound, bounding, boundless