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- DictionaryCon·fined/kənˈfīnd/
adjective
- 1. (of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped: "wear a dust mask and goggles when soldering in confined spaces"
1. : kept within confines: such as. a. : limited to a particular location. confined to bed. b. : held captive. confined prisoners. 2. : very small. confined spaces. a confined compartment. 3. dated : undergoing childbirth.
to keep someone closed in a place, often by force: The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world. be confined to somewhere/something. to exist only in a particular area or group of people: We know that the illness is not confined to any one group in society. See more. Fewer examples.
adjective. limited or restricted. unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc. being in childbirth; being in parturition. confined. / kənˈfaɪnd; kənˈfaɪnɪdlɪ /.
circumscribe. hold down. limit. restrict. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for confine. limit, restrict, circumscribe, confine mean to set bounds for. limit implies setting a point or line (as in time, space, speed, or degree) beyond which something cannot or is not permitted to go.
The adjective confined describes a space that is cramped or small and constricted. You probably don't see any claustrophobic vampires because if they were claustrophobic, they'd have a fear of confined spaces — like their coffins.
Synonyms for CONFINED: imprisoned, captive, arrested, jailed, captured, interned, incarcerated, kidnapped; Antonyms of CONFINED: free, unconfined, unrestrained, released, liberated, freed, delivered, emancipated.
Confine definition: to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict. See examples of CONFINE used in a sentence.
confined. adjective. /kənˈfaɪnd/. /kənˈfaɪnd/. [usually before noun] (of a space or an area) small and surrounded by walls or sides. It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces. These chemicals should not be used in confined areas. They do not flower well in confined conditions.
Confine is all about setting limits. If you are confined to the house, it means you can't leave it. If you're really sick, you might be confined to your bed. Confine can be used abstractly as well.
1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. 2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison. 3. To restrict in movement: The sick child was confined to bed. [French confiner, from Old French, from confins, boundaries; see confines .] con·fin′a·ble, con·fine′a·ble adj. con·fin′er n.
