Definitions of defined
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showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
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clearly characterized or delimited“lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined”“each child has clearly defined duties”
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Synonyms:
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definite
precise; explicit and clearly defined
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Antonyms:
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undefined, vague
not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
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indefinable, undefinable
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
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indefinite
vague or not clearly defined or stated
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