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confining
con·fine C0561700 (kən-fīn′)tr.v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines 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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | confining - restricting the scope or freedom of actionconstraining, limiting, restricting, constrictiverestrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" | | 2. | confining - crowded; "close quarters"closeconfined - not free to move about |
confiningadjectiveAffording little room for movement:close, cramped, crowded, narrow, snug, tight.IdiomsSeeconfineconfining
Related to confining: ascertainment, instilling, Confining pressure, extendingSynonyms for confiningadj affording little room for movementSynonyms- close
- cramped
- crowded
- narrow
- snug
- tight
Synonyms for confiningadj restricting the scope or freedom of actionSynonyms- constraining
- limiting
- restricting
- constrictive
Related Wordsadj crowdedSynonymsRelated Words |