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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"
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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.
A confined space or area is small and enclosed by walls. His long legs bent up in the confined space. Synonyms: restricted, small, limited, narrow More Synonyms of confined. 3.adjective. If someone is confined to a wheelchair, bed, or house, they have to stay there, because they have a disability or are ill.
Confined definition: limited or restricted.. See examples of CONFINED used in a sentence.
The adjective confined describes being in captivity or not free to move about. If you do charity work, you could read books to older people confined to their homes.
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. visits are limited to 30 minutes.
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.
