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Antonyms for de-fined
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : dih-fahynd |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfaɪnd |
- accept
- adequate
- aid
- allow
- ambiguous
- ask
- assist
- be inside
- be vague
- bear
- begin
- blocked
- break
- broken
- build
- careless
- carry on
- center
- change
- changeable
- closed
- clothed
- cloud
- commence
- common
- commonplace
- complicate
- conceal
- concealed
- confuse
- continue
- conventional
- corrupt
- counterfeit
- create
- darken
- deform
- deny
- destroy
- develop
- differentiate
- dirty
- disallow
- disarrange
- discourage
- dislike
- disorganize
- displace
- dissimilate
- dissuade
- distort
- disturb
- doubtful
- doubting
- dubious
- dull
- easy-going
- eat out
- employ
- encourage
- end
- engage
- enlarge
- erroneous
- establish
- expand
- extend
- extroverted
- face
- fail
- false
- faltering
- familiar
- faulty
- flexible
- forget
- free
- general
- generalize
- go on
- grow
- guarded
- halt
- help
- hesitant
- hesitate
- hidden
- hide
- hire
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- impermanent
- imprecise
- improper
- in disrepair
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- increase
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- indistinct
- indistinctive
- inexact
- initiate
- insignificant
- introduce
- involve
- irresolute
- keep
- keep on
- lax
- learn
- least
- leave
- lengthen
- lenient
- let go
- liberate
- like
- limitless
- listen
- look away
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- meet
- minor
- misguide
- mislead
- misleading
- misrepresent
- mistaken
- misunderstand
- mix up
- move
- moving
- muddle
- muddy
- mystify
- neglect
- normal
- not clear
- obscure
- OK
- open
- ordinary
- outgoing
- permit
- perplex
- play fair
- private
- protected
- question
- questionable
- raise
- ratify
- raze
- refuse
- refute
- regular
- reject
- release
- remove
- restart
- ruin
- safe
- satisfactory
- schedule
- secondary
- secret
- set up
- sheltered
- shielded
- similar
- soft
- spend
- squander
- stagnate
- standard
- start
- stay off
- stop
- strengthen
- stretch
- sufficient
- suppress
- take
- take on
- tangle
- twist
- unbind
- unbound
- unbounded
- uncareful
- uncertain
- unclear
- unconfident
- unconfined
- undecided
- undefined
- undetailed
- undistinguished
- unestablished
- unfasten
- unfix
- unfixed
- unimportant
- unlimited
- unloose
- unnoteworthy
- unpredictable
- unreal
- unreliable
- unrestrict
- unrestricted
- unsettle
- unstable
- unsteady
- unsuitable
- unsure
- untie
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- uphold
- upset
- usual
- vague
- variable
- veto
- waste
- weak
- weaken
- welcome
- withhold
- wonder
- worsen
- worst
- wrong
Definition of de-fined
Origin :- late 14c., "to specify; to end," from Old French defenir "to end, terminate, determine," and directly from Latin definire "to limit, determine, explain," from de- "completely" (see de-) + finire "to bound, limit," from finis "boundary, end" (see finish (n.)). Related: Defined; defining.
- As in limited : adj restricted, definite
- As in special : adj distinguished, distinctive; important in own way
- As in accurate : adj precise
- As in bounded : adj limited, confined
- As in outlined : adj marked in outline
- As in represented : adj depicted
- As in restricted : adj limited
- As in certain : adj referring to a specifically known amount
- As in veridical : adj accurate
- As in definite : adj fixed, certain, positive
- As in exposed : adj made public
- As in fixed : adj intent, resolute; established
- As in instruct : verb order, command
- As in label : verb mark, describe; brand
- As in limit : verb confine, restrict
- As in name : verb give a title
- As in prescribe : verb stipulate action to be taken
- As in restrict : verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate
- As in shape : verb devise, plan
- As in skirt : verb border; be on the edge
- As in specify : verb designate; decide definitely
- As in spell out : verb clarify, explain
- As in stereotype : verb categorize as being example, standard
- As in stint : verb economize; hold back
- As in terminate : verb stop, finish
- As in clear the air : verb clear up
- As in border : verb bound on; be on the edge
- As in bound : verb restrict
- As in characterize : verb typify, distinguish
- As in delimit : verb set the limits
- As in illume : verb illuminate
- As in circumscribe : verb mark off, delimit
- As in clarify : verb explain, make clear
- As in construe : verb deduce; explain
- As in define : verb give description
- As in define : verb delimit, outline
- As in delineate : verb describe; outline
- As in describe : verb explain in speech, writing
- As in designate : verb specify as selection
- As in entrench : verb establish, make inroads
- As in etch : verb carve
- As in explain : verb make clear; give a reason for
- As in fix : verb determine, decide
- As in formulate : verb plan, specify systematically
- As in annotate : verb write explanatory notes
- As in hem/hem in : verb enclose, restrict
- As in illuminate : verb make clear; educate
Synonyms for de-fined
- a couple
- a few
- abiding
- abolish
- abort
- abut
- accommodate
- account for
- achieve
- adapt
- adjoin
- adjourn
- agree on
- agreed
- allocate
- allot
- analyze
- anchor
- annotate
- annul
- apparent
- appoint
- apportion
- appropriate
- arrange
- arranged
- arrive at
- ascertain
- assign
- assigned
- assured
- authentic
- authorize
- banded
- baptize
- bar
- bare
- bared
- barred
- be adjacent to
- be frugal
- be parsimonious
- be sparing
- be specific
- be stingy
- become
- begird
- begrudge
- belong to
- belt
- belted
- beset
- best
- better
- beyond doubt
- bid
- bind
- blocked
- blueprint
- border
- bordered
- bottle up
- bounce
- bound
- boundaried
- bounded
- brand
- break down
- bridled
- brief
- bring out
- bring to an end
- brought to light
- button down
- cage
- call
- call a spade a spade
- cancel
- cap
- careful
- catalogue
- caught
- cease
- certain
- chain
- chained
- changeless
- characteristic
- characterize
- characterized
- charge
- chart
- check
- checked
- chief
- choice
- choose
- christen
- chronicle
- circle
- circumscribe
- circumscribed
- cite
- clarify
- class
- classify
- clear
- clear up
- clogged
- close
- close in
- closed
- clue in
- codify
- cognominate
- coin
- come down on
- come to an end
- come to the point
- command
- comment
- commentate
- commission
- communicate
- compass
- compassed
- complete
- compose
- conclude
- concoct
- concrete
- condition
- configurated
- confine
- confined
- confirm
- confirmed
- connote
- constitute
- constrained
- constrict
- construe
- contain
- contiguous
- contour
- contract
- contrive
- controlled
- conventionalize
- convey image
- convinced
- cook up
- cool down
- cork
- corral
- correct
- corrode
- couch
- cramp
- cramped
- curb
- curbed
- cut
- cut corners
- cut off
- debunked
- decide
- decided
- decipher
- decode
- decorate
- decrease
- decreased
- decree
- define
- defined
- definite
- definitive
- deft
- delegate
- delimit
- delimitate
- delimited
- delineate
- delineated
- demarcate
- demark
- demonstrate
- denominate
- denote
- denuded
- depict
- deprived
- depute
- deputize
- describe
- described
- designate
- designated
- desist
- detail
- detailed
- determinate
- determine
- determined
- deterred
- develop
- devise
- diagram
- dictate
- different
- differentiate
- dig in
- diminish
- diminished
- direct
- discharge
- disclose
- disclosed
- discontinue
- discovered
- discriminate
- discriminating
- discriminative
- dismiss
- dissolve
- distinct
- distinguish
- divers
- divulged
- draft
- dramatize
- draw
- draw a map
- draw a picture
- draw the line
- draw up
- drawn
- dream up
- drop
- dub
- dug up
- earmark
- earmarked
- eat into
- edge
- edged
- edify
- elect
- eliminate
- elucidate
- embed
- encircle
- encircled
- enclose
- enclosed
- encompass
- encompassed
- end
- enduring
- engrave
- enjoin
- enlighten
- ensconce
- entitle
- enumerate
- envelop
- enveloped
- environ
- epitomize
- erode
- especial
- establish
- established
- etch
- evidence
- evident
- evolve
- exact
- exceptional
- exclusive
- excuse
- execute
- exemplify
- exhibited
- expire
- explain
- explicate
- explicit
- expound
- express
- expressed
- extinguish
- extraordinary
- factual
- faithful
- fastened
- favor
- feature
- fence
- fence in
- fenced
- festive
- fettered
- figure
- figure it to be
- fill someone in
- finger
- finish
- finite
- fire
- firm
- first
- fix
- fixed
- flank
- flanked
- foiled
- footnote
- for show
- forge
- form
- formalize
- formulate
- fortify
- found
- found out
- frame
- fringe
- fringed
- frustrated
- furrow
- gala
- genuine
- get across
- get down to brass tacks
- get to the point
- gird
- girdle
- girdled
- give a handle
- give form to
- give insight
- gloss
- go easy on
- go into detail
- governed
- grave
- ground
- grow
- grudge
- guaranteed
- guide
- halt
- hamper
- hampered
- handicap
- hang up
- hatch
- hedge in
- hedged
- held back
- hem
- hem in
- hemmed in
- hinder
- hitched
- hog-tied
- hold back
- hold down
- hole up
- identify
- illuminate
- illumine
- illustrate
- illustrated
- image
- immure
- impart
- impede
- impeded
- implant
- impose
- impress
- imprint
- improve
- in the bag
- inalterable
- incise
- inclose
- indicate
- indite
- individual
- individualize
- individuate
- infer
- infix
- inflexible
- inform
- ingrain
- inhibit
- inhibited
- inscribe
- install
- instance
- institutionalize
- instruct
- interpret
- interpreted
- invent
- inventory
- inveterate
- issue
- itemize
- join
- judicious
- just
- justify
- keep the lid on
- keep within bounds
- keep within limits
- label
- laid bare
- lapse
- lay down
- lay it out
- lay out
- lessen
- level
- lie along
- lie alongside
- light
- lighten
- limit
- limitary
- limited
- limn
- line
- list
- literal
- local
- lodge
- made manifest
- main
- major
- make
- make apparent
- make clear
- make ends meet
- make perfectly clear
- make plain
- make sense of
- make up
- make vivid
- manacled
- manifest
- many
- map
- march
- margin
- mark
- mark off
- mark out
- marked
- matter-of-fact
- measure
- memorable
- mention
- mete
- methodical
- methodize
- meticulous
- mirrored
- moderate
- moderated
- modified
- modify
- momentous
- nail down
- nail it down
- naked
- name
- narrate
- narrow
- narrowed
- neighbor
- never-failing
- nickname
- nomenclature
- nominate
- normalize
- note
- numerous
- obstructed
- on display
- on the button
- on the money
- on the nose
- on the spot
- on view
- one
- one's best guess
- open
- opt
- ordain
- order
- originate
- out of the ordinary
- outline
- paint
- paraphrase
- parse
- particular
- particularize
- peculiar
- peculiarize
- peeled
- peg
- pen
- penny-pinch
- perfect
- personal
- personalize
- personified
- phrase
- pick
- pick out
- picture
- pictured
- pigeonhole
- pin down
- pinch
- pinpoint
- planned
- plant
- plot
- point out
- polish
- portray
- portrayed
- prearranged
- precise
- prefer
- prelimit
- prepare
- prescribe
- prescribed
- prevented
- primary
- proper
- prorogate
- prorogue
- protect
- punctilious
- punctual
- put
- put across
- put an end to
- put away
- put down
- put down for
- put finger on
- put in plain English
- put on ice
- put tag on
- qualified
- qualify
- rare
- ration
- rationalize
- read
- recess
- recite
- recount
- red-letter
- reduce
- reduced
- refine
- regular
- regulate
- rehearse
- reined in
- relate
- remark
- remodel
- render
- report
- represent
- repressed
- require
- reserved
- reseve
- resolve
- resolved
- restrain
- restrained
- restrict
- restricted
- result
- reveal
- revealed
- rigged
- right
- rigid
- rigorous
- rim
- rimmed
- ring
- ringed
- roll back
- root
- rooted
- round
- rule
- run out
- sack
- save
- save for rainy day
- scientific
- scrape
- scratch
- scrimp
- scrub
- scrupulous
- seat
- sectional
- secured
- select
- send up
- set
- set apart
- set aside
- set bounds to
- set down
- set forth
- set off
- set right
- set-up
- settle
- settled
- several
- severe
- sharp
- shed light on
- shorten
- shortened
- show
- show clearly
- shown
- shrink
- shut
- shut in
- side
- signalize
- significant
- simplify
- single
- singular
- singularize
- sketch
- sketch out
- sketched
- skillful
- skimp on
- skirt
- slot
- small
- smashing
- sock away
- sole
- solid
- solve
- solved
- some
- spare
- special
- specialize
- specialized
- specific
- specificate
- specificize
- specified
- specify
- spell out
- squirrel
- stake out
- stamp
- standardize
- stash
- state
- stated
- stayed
- steadfast
- steady
- sticker
- still
- stipulate
- stipulated
- stopped
- straighten out
- strengthen
- strict
- stripped
- style
- sundry
- suppressed
- sure
- surround
- surrounded
- symbolize
- symbolized
- systematic
- systematize
- tab
- tag
- tailor
- take
- take form
- take to be
- tally
- tap
- teach
- tell
- temper
- tempered
- term
- terminate
- tether
- tethered
- throw light on
- throw light upon
- tick off
- ticket
- tie
- tighten belt
- title
- topical
- touch
- trace
- trammel
- translate
- transmit
- trim
- true
- truthful
- typecast
- ultimate
- ultraprecise
- unbending
- unblinking
- unchangeable
- uncommon
- unconcealed
- uncovered
- understand
- undeviating
- unerring
- unfaltering
- unflinching
- unfold
- unhidden
- unique
- unmasked
- unmistakable
- unmodifiable
- unmovable
- unprotected
- unqualified
- unravel
- unreal
- unsealed
- unsheltered
- untangle
- unusual
- unveiled
- unwavering
- uplight
- upwards of
- vamp
- various
- veracious
- verge
- visible
- wall in
- walled
- warn
- wind down
- wind up
- withhold
- work
- work out
- work up
- wrap
- wrap up
- write prescription
- write up
- zoned
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