confined

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈfaɪnd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən fīnd)

From the verb confine: (⇒ conjugate)
confined is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p

confined
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Sense: Adjective: restricted
Synonyms:
restricted Collocations, limited Collocations, bound Collocations, restrained Collocations, bounded, pent-up, constrained Collocations, penned-in, hemmed-in, fenced-in, walled-in, trapped, circumscribed
Antonyms:
unconfined, unlimited, unconfined, unbound, unrestrained, unrestricted, unhampered, open Collocations, uncramped
Sense: Adjective: small
Synonyms:
small Collocations, cramped Collocations, tight Collocations, close Collocations, narrow Collocations, little Collocations, poky (informal), pokey (informal), claustrophobic
Sense: Adjective: in prison
Synonyms:
imprisoned, incarcerated, interned, jailed, detained, arrested, captive Collocations, captured, in jail, in prison, in custody, in the clink (slang), in a prison cell, behind bars, locked up, in bonds, in irons, in chains, held in custody, under lock and key, in stir (slang)
Antonyms:
free Collocations, paroled, freed, released
Sense: Adjective: kept in due to illness
Synonyms:
laid up, sick Collocations, ill Collocations (UK), unwell, shut in, bedridden, sick in bed, confined to bed, bedbound, bedfast, homebound, indisposed, quarantined, in isolation
Antonyms:


confine
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Sense: Verb: keep people, things, or animals enclosed
Synonyms:
imprison, shut in, shut up, enclose Collocations, trap Collocations, restrain Collocations, hem in, pen in, rein in, box in, lock up, keep in, fence in, wall in, hold back, hold Collocations, cage Collocations, impound, hinder Collocations, bind Collocations, shackle, fetter, manacle, keep in custody, put away (slang)
Sense: Verb: keep activity within limits
Synonyms:
limit Collocations, restrict Collocations, restrain Collocations, constrain Collocations, hold back, circumscribe, define Collocations, bound Collocations, delimit, demarcate, mark off, curb Collocations, draw the line at, keep sth from spreading
Sense: Noun: limited area - plural
Synonyms:
area Collocations, limits, space Collocations, bounds, boundary Collocations


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