Basic Details
Word: Boundless
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Having no limits; seeming to go on for ever.
Synonyms: endless, limitless, infinite, unlimited
Antonyms: limited, restricted, finite
How to Spell Boundless
Syllables: bound - less
Tricky part: The suffix -less always has a double s. The ou of bound is sometimes written ow.
Watch out for: boundles, bowndless, boundliss
Memory tip: Bounds are the limits of a field. Boundless means without bounds, so take bound and add less, with its two s's.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Our coach has boundless patience with beginners.
Example 2: From the top of the dune, the Thar desert looked boundless.
Example 3: Children often have boundless curiosity about the stars.
Fun Fact
Out of bounds, used in sports and schools for an area you may not enter, uses the same word bounds, meaning limits.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Which one of these words can take the suffix -less?
-less
a) complete
b) happy
c) strong
d) bound
Show answer
d) bound. Bound + less gives boundless; happy, strong and complete are adjectives already and cannot take -less.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word boundless as used in the sentence:
The puppy had boundless energy and chased the ball for an hour.
a) limited
b) endless
c) infinite
d) unlimited
Show answer
a) limited. Energy that is boundless never runs out; limited energy soon does.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
bouundless
a) o
b) n
c) s
d) u
Show answer
d) u. Bound has one u after the o, as in sound and round.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The explorer gazed across the sdbnusleo plains.
a) blameless
b) bloodless
c) boundless
d) soundless
Show answer
c) boundless. The jumble has a b, a u and an n, and boundless is the only option with all three.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which phrase uses boundless correctly?
a) boundless love for her pets
b) boundless for school
c) a boundless shoe size
d) a boundless pencil box
Show answer
a) boundless love for her pets
2. Something that is boundless has no ____.
a) sound
b) colour
c) smell
d) limits
Show answer
d) limits
