bounced

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/baʊnst/

adjective

Of a cheque/check: refused by a bank because of insufficient funds.

Opposite
deliveredunbounced
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bounce
adjective
  1. Of a cheque/check: refused by a bank because of insufficient funds.
  2. InternetOf email: not successfully delivered, resulting in an automated reply.

    Antonyms: delivered, unbounced

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf email: not successfully delivered, resulting in an automated reply.

Opposite
deliveredunbounced

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bounced

pounced
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Cite this entry
APA

bounced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounced

MLA

“bounced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bounced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounced.

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