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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.
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.
Confined definition: limited or restricted.. See examples of CONFINED used in a sentence.
Synonyms for CONFINED: imprisoned, captive, arrested, jailed, captured, interned, incarcerated, kidnapped; Antonyms of CONFINED: free, unconfined, unrestrained, released, liberated, freed, delivered, emancipated.
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.
: something (such as borders or walls) that encloses. outside the confines of the office or hospital W. A. Nolen. also : something that restrains. escape from the confines of soot and clutter E. S. Muskie. b. : scope sense 3. work within the confines of a small group Frank Newman. 2. archaic : restriction. b. obsolete : prison. confine. 2 of 2.
The adjective confined describes a space that is cramped or small and constricted. You probably don't see any claustrophobic vampires because if they were claustrophobic, they'd have a fear of confined spaces — like their coffins.
