confined

con·fined

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh n-fahynd]
- /kənˈfaɪnd/
- /kənˈfaɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh n-fahynd]
- /kənˈfaɪnd/

Definitions of confined word

adjective confined If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it. 3
adjective confined A confined space or area is small and enclosed by walls. 3
adjective confined If someone is confined to a wheelchair, bed, or house, they have to stay there, because they have a disability or are ill. This use could cause offence. 3
adjective confined enclosed or restricted; limited 3
adjective confined in childbed; undergoing childbirth 3
adjective confined limited or restricted. 1

See all 20 definitions of confined

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Parts of speech for Confined

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Confined

confined popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for confined

adj confined

restricted — confined; limited.
cramped — A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.
imprisoned — to confine in or as if in a prison.
restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
cramp — Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.

adjective confined

limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.
curbed — Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
compassed — Simple past tense and past participle of compass.
gaoled — to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.

verb confined

under lock and key — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.

All 32 Synonyms of confined

Antonyms for confined

adj confined

healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
unlimited — not limited; unrestricted; unconfined: unlimited trade.
well — in a good or satisfactory manner: Business is going well.
free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.

adjective confined

open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.

All 6 Antonyms of confined

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