Meanings
adjectiveconfined (comparative more confined, superlative most confined)
comparative more confined · superlative most confined
- Not free to move.
Mia was confined to her bedroom after suffering a broken leg.
- figurativelyLimited; narrow; restricted.
- idiomaticIn a childbed.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of confine
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot invading healthy tissue
Opposite
adjectivenot free to move about
Opposite
adjectivebeing in captivity
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Translations
Bulgarian ограничен, тесен
- ограничен (ograničen)not free to move
- тесен (tesen)not free to move
- затворен (zatvoren)not free to move
French emprisonné, enfermé
- emprisonnénot free to move
- enferménot free to move
German begrenzt, beengt
- begrenztnot free to move
- beengtnot free to move
Latin conclūsus
- conclūsusnot free to move
Russian те́сный, ограни́ченный
- те́сный (tésnyj)not free to move
- ограни́ченный (ograníčennyj)not free to move
Swedish begränsad
- begränsadnot free to move
Cite this entry
APA
confined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confined
MLA
“confined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confined. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confined,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confined.
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