defining

The word “defining” has 3 syllables: de-fin-ing

It's pronounced as /dɪˈfaɪ.nɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for defining?

In the thesaurus, “defining” has 88 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for defining along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for defining

adjuring
arranging
assigning
bidding
bounding
categorizing
charactering
characterizing
charging
charting
choosing
circling
circumscribing
classifying
coercing
coloring
commanding
compassing
compelling
conducting
constraining
controlling
decreeing
delimiting
delineating
demarcating
demarking
depicting
describing
determining
diagraming
diagramming
dictating
directing
distinguishing
drawing
edging
encircling
enjoining
fixing
forcing
framing
fringing
girdling
girthing
governing
hemming
identifying
indicating
individualizing
instructing
laying down
leading
limiting
lining
looping
managing
margining
marking
naming
obligating
obliging
ordaining
ordering
outlining
particularizing
pigeonholing
portraying
prescribing
representing
requiring
rimming
ringing
rounding
selecting
setting
settling
silhouetting
sketching
skirting
specifying
stamping
surrounding
telling
terminating
tracing
trimming
typing

Meanings of defining

verb
1. To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
2. To settle, decide (an argument etc.).
3. To express the essential nature of something.
4. To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
5. To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
6. To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
7. To establish the referent of a term or notation.
adjective
1. Serving to define or distinguish.

Example Sentences

Winning the championship was a defining moment in his career.
Her speech was the defining point of the entire event.
They are defining new standards for environmental safety.
The artist is known for defining modern abstract expressionism.
That decision became the defining factor in their success.

On this page you'll find 88 synonyms or another words to defining, such as: adjuring, arranging, assigning, bidding, bounding, categorizing, charactering.

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