Synonyms and Antonyms of confine

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  • close in (verb.stative)
    border, bound
    form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    embank
    enclose with banks, as for support or protection (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    rail, rail in
    enclose with rails (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    box in, box up
    enclose or confine as if in a box (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    frame
    enclose in a frame, as of a picture (verb.stative)
     
  • deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social)
    keep
    hold and prevent from leaving (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    straiten
    squeeze together (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.social)
    gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    intern
    deprive of freedom (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    bind over
    order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    imprison
    confine as if in a prison (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    cage, cage in
    confine in a cage (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    pin down, trap
    place in a confining or embarrassing position (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    keep in
    cause to stay indoors (verb.social)
     
  • place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
    reduce, tighten
    narrow or limit (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    tie
    limit or restrict to (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    gate
    restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    draw a line, draw the line
    reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    mark off, mark out
    set boundaries to and delimit (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    harness, rein, rule
    keep in check (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    baffle, regulate
    check the emission of (sound) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cramp, halter, hamper, strangle
    prevent the progress or free movement of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up
    restrict (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    clamp down, crack down
    repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    inhibit
    limit the range or extent of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain
    hold back (verb.contact)
     
  • prevent from leaving or from being removed (verb.contact)
    cabin
    confine to a small space, such as a cabin (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    closet
    confine to a small space, as for intensive work (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    coop in, coop up
    confine in or as if in a coop (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up
    place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    lock in, seal in
    close with or as if with a tight seal (verb.contact)
     
  • restrict or confine, (verb.change)
    hold down
    restrain (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    keep down, number
    place a limit on the number of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cap
    restrict the number or amount of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    curb, curtail, cut back, restrict
    place restrictions on (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    delimit, delimitate, demarcate
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    content
    satisfy in a limited way (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    ration
    restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war (verb.possession)
     
  • to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement (verb.contact)
    bind, tie down, tie up, truss
    secure with or as if with ropes (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    fetter, shackle
    restrain with fetters (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    enchain
    restrain or bind with chains (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    pinion, shackle
    bind the arms of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    impound, pound
    place or shut up in a pound (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    pound, pound up
    shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    fold, pen up
    confine in a fold, like sheep (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    ground
    confine or restrict to the ground (verb.contact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from confine)

  • close in (verb.stative)
    enclosure
    a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.object)
    enclosure, natural enclosure
    a naturally enclosed space (noun.object)
     
  • deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social)
    confinement
    the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    detention
    a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    detainee, political detainee
    some held in custody (noun.person)
     
  • place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
    limitation, restriction
    an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    confinement, restriction
    the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    clipper, limiter
    (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip of more.. (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bond, hamper, shackle, trammel
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    bound, boundary, limit
    the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    limitation
    the quality of being limited or restricted (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.location)
    bound, boundary, bounds
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.person)
    controller, restrainer
    a person who directs and restrains (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    bound, boundary, edge
    a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)
     
  • (adj.all)
    restrictive
    serving to restrict (adj.all)
     
  • restrict or confine, (verb.change)
    circumscription
    the act of circumscribing (noun.act)
     
  • to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement (verb.contact)
    hold, keep
    a cell in a jail or prison (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.state)
    constraint, restraint
    the state of being physically constrained (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    custody, detainment, detention, hold
    a state of being confined (usually for a short time) (noun.state)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym derivation bound limit circumscribe enclose detain hold free liberate loose release unloose unloosen check contain decrease lessen disable disenable reduce tighten tie gate draw a line draw the line limitation restriction confinement clipper bond hamper
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