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Adjective
In a state of being imprisoned or incarcerated
Cramped and confined, so as to induce the fear of closed or tight spaces
Limited, trapped, or cut off due to adverse weather conditions
Synonymous with housebound, confined to the home, and shut-in
Verb
To imprison or incarcerate someone
To seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
To enclose or hem in (on all sides)
To keep from exceeding an acceptable degree or level
To shut off from view
Noun
A person in receipt of medical treatment
… more ▼
▲
Adjective
▲
In a state of being imprisoned or incarcerated
confined
restrained
captive
caged
imprisoned
closed in
locked in
trapped
incarcerated
jailed
US
detained
locked up
gaoled
UK
held
interned
constricted
put away
in prison
behind bars
caught
captured
apprehended
arrested
ensnared
in custody
stuck
entombed
hemmed in
in detention
inside
seized
under arrest
remanded
nowhere to go
enclosed
in irons
doing bird
in jail
doing time
away
doing porridge
interred
held prisoner
sent down
in chains
clapped in irons
immured
bound
detained at Her Majesty's pleasure
banged up
under lock and key
held captive
surrounded
cornered
cut off
ambushed
snared
netted
punished
entangled
charged
taken
retained
iced
in the slammer
serving time
hog-tied
sealed up
bottled up
on ice
cooped up
restricted
fettered
chained
shackled
taken into custody
secure
enslaved
subjugated
penned
incommunicado
booked
penned up
under restraint
in captivity
in bondage
taken prisoner
more ❯
“John felt
shut in
, confined to his small jail cell with no glimpse of the outside world.”
Adjective
▲
Cramped and confined, so as to induce the fear of closed or tight spaces
claustrophobic
confined
confining
cramped
enclosed
limited
restricted
restricting
stifling
suffocating
airless
narrow
oppressive
packed
pinched
tight
small
compact
constricted
incommodious
uncomfortable
strait
poky
inadequate
squeezed
meagre
UK
circumscribed
incapacious
pent
exiguous
curbed
cramp
bound
narrowed
compassed
meager
US
kept
hampered
restrained
tiny
sparse
close
minimal
jammed
crowded
straitened
little
congested
choked
slender
shrunken
bounded
hemmed in
jam-packed
scanty
scant
matchbox
paltry
spare
compressed
boxy
bijou
short
tightly packed
reduced
snug
wedged
cosy
UK
cell-like
with no room to swing a cat
very small
cozy
US
measured
tapered
defined
tapering
definite
finite
determinate
contracted
near
narrowing
taper
fixed
not enough room to swing a cat
overcrowded
overfull
minute
two-by-four
dense
closed in
tucked up
jammed in
solid
narrow-gauged
thick
insufficient
concentrated
negligible
scarce
measly
skimpy
crammed
serried
condensed
close-packed
cropped
deficient
poor
impenetrable
crushed
slight
piddling
petty
substantial
consolidated
secure
close-grained
particular
impermeable
closely packed
stingy
light
slim
pathetic
pitiful
miserable
sparing
thin
skimp
modest
puny
miserly
bare
beggarly
tenuous
thin on the ground
hand-to-mouth
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Limited, trapped, or cut off due to adverse weather conditions
snowed in
isolated
snowbound
cut off
storm-stayed
stormbound
confined
detained
housebound
Adjective
▲
Synonymous with housebound, confined to the home, and shut-in
homebound
confined
housebound
confined to the home
shut-in
Verb
▲
To imprison or incarcerate someone
confine
cage
imprison
restrain
enclose
shut up
close in
lock in
incarcerate
jail
US
intern
impound
detain
immure
put inside
gaol
UK
put in prison
send to prison
lock up
put in chains
send down
put under lock and key
put away
clap in irons
hold captive
put behind bars
remand
pen
hold
constrain
bastille
hold prisoner
take into custody
commit
put in irons
fence in
put into detention
send up
lock away
bang up
jug
prison
put on ice
take away
throw in dungeon
can
throw away the keys
seal up
seal in
keep
circumscribe
trammel
stockade
ice
keep in custody
bottle up
detain at Her Majesty's pleasure
hold hostage
hold in custody
keep captive
closet
rail in
take prisoner
coop up
throw into irons
wall in
mew up
mew
put into irons
pen in
put in jail
more ❯
“They
shut in
the suspect for questioning until further evidence was uncovered.”
Verb
▲
To seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
deny access
block
obstruct
guard
impede
defend
blockade
barricade
close up
close off
seal
shut off
wall off
bar
cut off
block off
close
dam
fence
wall
trammel
stop
wall up
screen
stonewall
cordon off
brick up
fortify
secure
lock
bolt
strengthen
latch
protect
fasten
Verb
▲
To enclose or hem in (on all sides)
confine
enclose
encircle
surround
circumscribe
encompass
bound
ring
compass
gird
corral
kettle
fix
hurdle
straiten
constrain
hinder
hem in
fence in
box in
close in
hedge in
mew up
pen in
rail in
box up
pen up
hold back
pen
wall in
cage
impound
immure
envelop
encase
hedge
coop up
circle
coop
lock in
imprison
inclose
house
trap
girdle
fence
environ
encage
closet
lock up
cut off
border
skirt
blockade
mew
include
fringe
shut up
cordon off
block off
intern
edge
wreathe
contain
fence off
engird
embrace
isolate
enfold
mure
pound
keep
seal off
close off
hem
beset
limit
barricade
besiege
jail
US
incarcerate
round
hold captive
wall
gaol
UK
enwreath
beleaguer
cage in
ring round
form a barrier round
form a ring around
restrict
shut off
rail
circumvent
cover
hold
invest
detain
catch
siege
cincture
capture
block
close
corner
mew in
wall off
close in on
lay siege to
put inside
hold prisoner
put under lock and key
drive into a corner
case
box
orbit
rim
circuit
restrain
crib
verge
seal
margin
bottle up
circumnavigate
delimit
flank
loop
begird
band
outline
bind
guard
enring
enwreathe
throng
keep within bounds
hold in
enclave
go around
close around
gird in
palisade
picket
ring in
keep under lock and key
leaguer
arrest
shut
lock
come at from all sides
enshroud
take prisoner
mob
ambush
take into custody
take in
ambuscade
bottle
waylay
pin down
seal up
close up
nab
collar
seize
mousetrap
have up a tree
bring to bay
tree
run to earth
run to ground
get on ropes
crowd
set upon
throng round
fall upon
swarm round
crowd round
wrap
belt
frame
swathe
enwrap
sheathe
girt
drape
involve
go round
shroud
embower
cocoon
swaddle
cloak
girth
line
veil
bower
circumfuse
enwind
engirdle
enswathe
mantle
embosom
circulate
fold
lap
revolve round
travel round
clothe
wrap up
trim
revolve
bosom
engulf
twine
mask
form a ring round
envelope
bandage
immerse
muffle
roll
pall
move around
comprise
revolve around
obnubilate
wind
set
circle round
incorporate
embody
comprehend
subsume
bundle up
roll up
consist of
engross
span
be made up of
be composed of
tie
be bounded by
constrict
lace
furl
tour
coil
circumduct
ensphere
coil around
entrap
entwine
writhe around
form a barrier around
wrap around
mount
wheel
circumambulate
go
travel
travel around
frame in
set in a frame
move round
turn round
rotate round
pivot round
pack
bundle
inwrap
package
carry
entail
number
fly around
sail around
constitute
protect
infold
fly round
spin round
whirl round
comprise of
have
amount to
account for
sail round
gift-wrap
demarcate
establish
determine
specify
delineate
distinguish
demark
prescribe
mark
curb
set the limits of
set the boundaries of
set out
mark off
lay down
terminate
stake out
set bounds to
define
mark out
muster
conceal
pave
more ❯
Verb
▲
To keep from exceeding an acceptable degree or level
hold
contain
control
curb
inhibit
restrain
constrain
bridle
check
govern
hinder
regulate
tame
trammel
freeze
hamper
keep
measure
rule
bottle up
pull in
rein in
cork up
repress
suppress
hide
conceal
swallow
stifle
withhold
hold down
smother
cork
hold back
box up
cover up
keep feeling inside oneself
keep secret
keep in check
choke back
bite back
button up
keep a lid on
fight back
keep back
keep in
hold in
limit
restrict
confine
impede
moderate
arrest
obstruct
subdue
keep under control
keep down
peg
slow down
interfere with
keep a tight rein on
retard
cramp
rein
thwart
straiten
fix
fetter
hold up
keep the lid on
put a brake on
set
encumber
curtail
discipline
stymie
delay
stop
cool
stem
bar
hobble
interrupt
hamstring
clog
block
shackle
hold in check
keep lid on
keep within bounds
hog-tie
cap
temper
mitigate
calm
handicap
delimit
halt
gag
slow
muzzle
modulate
foil
embarrass
terminate
muffle
prevent
pause
tone down
get the better of
frustrate
handcuff
deter
choke
brake
cool off
put the brakes on
simmer down
rein back
bring to screeching halt
put half nelson on
short-circuit
stand in the way of
tie up
stem the flow of
manage
quell
master
intern
ease
relieve
gain mastery over
gain control over
strangle
compose
collect
entrammel
keep on a string
keep control of
baulk
UK
circumscribe
put a limit on
deny
balk
US
box in
cool down
cut back
keep tight rein on
demarcate
neutralize
US
bound
cut short
reduce
squelch
mothball
immobilize
US
immobilise
UK
staunch
bottleneck
counteract
constrict
repulse
discourage
circumvent
rebuff
neutralise
UK
checkmate
stall
postpone
demark
specify
prescribe
put a spoke in someone's wheel
slacken pace
bring to a standstill
play for time
nip in the bud
detain
retardate
derail
girdle
delimitate
define
defer
protract
cripple
manacle
remit
shelve
crimp
prorogue
cumber
place a limit on
tie down
hem in
sidetrack
intermit
put off
close off
stave off
make late
put back
shut off
get in the way of
shut down
back off
bog down
slow up
hold off on
choke off
prolong
set back
take down
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
hold over
keep within limits
mark off
draw the line on
conquer
leash
overcome
lick
soften
put straitjacket on
hang up
throw monkey wrench in
cramp someone's style
pacify
mollify
mellow
tranquilize
US
dampen
gentle
humble
mute
cow
reclaim
bust
stay
tranquillise
UK
kill
water down
get a grip on
sit on
pull back
keep in line
bring under control
crack down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To shut off from view
screen
cover
shield
conceal
hide
mask
disguise
veil
cloak
shade
shelter
camouflage
shroud
blanket
curtain
enshroud
obscure
occult
shutter
suppress
adumbrate
belie
blind
bury
cache
envelop
seclude
shadow
stash
close
ensconce
gird
hem
obstruct
separate
sheathe
umbrage
block out
blot out
cover up
paper over
shut off
wall off
shut out
block off
secrete
eclipse
cloud
befog
mantle
dissemble
obfuscate
dress up
withhold
harbor
US
wrap
whitewash
plant
dim
overshadow
becloud
darken
harbour
UK
keep hidden
draw a veil over
block
surround
overlay
stonewall
fog
overcast
overcloud
bedim
haze
dislimn
blur
mist
blear
blacken
put up a front
keep out of sight
tuck away
hush up
cast a shadow over
keep dark
keep secret
canopy
swathe
obliterate
drape
beard
ditch
minimize
US
smother
dissimulate
muffle
stifle
blank out
stow
guard
masquerade
squirrel
minimise
UK
veneer
inumbrate
hide away
varnish
hold back
put out of sight
black out
block off the light to
stow away
fuzz up
becurtain
clothe
front
cocoon
wallpaper
shut
smuggle
burke
protect
extinguish
throw on makeup
cover over
sequester
put in a hole
hole up
gray
US
overhang
grey
UK
enfold
enwrap
secure
put out of the way
board up
bush up
cast a shadow on
envelop in shadow
not breathe a word of
do on the sly
stop something being overheard
pall
submerge
coat
carpet
stash away
overspread
crown
top
overlie
cap
keep under wraps
hide out
squirrel away
cast a shadow
encase
finesse
launder
pave
benight
hinder
bemist
pettifog
murk
obnubilate
make up
shut out the light from
palliate
shut out the light
extend over
make inconspicuous
varnish over
gloss over
put up a smokescreen
keep under your hat
falsify
misrepresent
downplay
simulate
feign
sugarcoat
airbrush
extenuate
bluff
affect
sham
fake
put on a front
sweep under the carpet
put up a smoke screen
put on a false front
put on an act
be dishonest about
soft-pedal
de-emphasize
keep quiet about
sweep under the rug
keep a lid on
repress
bottle up
keep the lid on
reserve
keep unknown
not give away
not tell
keep back
hide from view
keep mum about
keep cover
forcover
censor
sit on
keep quiet
keep in the dark
swallow
sink
choke back
more ❯
Noun
▲
A person in receipt of medical treatment
patient
case
invalid
sufferer
convalescent
outpatient
victim
inpatient
sick
valetudinarian
day patient
inmate
shut-in
sick person
subject
hospital patient
incurable
consumptive
ill person
infirm person
casualty
participant
volunteer
guinea pig
injured
wounded
valetudinary
hospital case
crock
resident
feeble person
decrepit person
testee
client
lab rat
test subject
experimental subject
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