All confined synonyms
con·fined
C c 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.
- circumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- 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.
- sick — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- indisposed — sick or ill, especially slightly: to be indisposed with a cold.
- held — simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .
- pent — a simple past tense and past participle of pen2 .
- grounded — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- iced — of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
- incarcerated — to imprison; confine.
- immured — to enclose within walls.
- chilled — (of a person) feeling cold
- bedridden — Someone who is bedridden is so ill or has such a severe disability that they cannot get out of bed.
- incommodious — inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room; uncomfortable: incommodious hotel accommodations.
- bedfast — bedridden
- laid up — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- on ice — the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- shut in — closed; fastened up: a shut door.
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.
- constricted — narrowed
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- poky — puttering; slow; dull: poky drivers.
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a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.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.