confinesnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈkɒn.faɪnz/us/ˈkɑːn.faɪnz/formalthe outer limits of something:
the narrow confines of a religious life
within/beyond the confines of the city
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- delimitation
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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