confined

American  

[kuhn-fahynd] / kənˈfaɪnd /

adjective

1. limited or restricted.

2. unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc.

3. being in childbirth; being in parturition.

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confined British  

/ kənˈfaɪnd, kənˈfaɪnɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. enclosed or restricted; limited

2. in childbed; undergoing childbirth

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Other Word Forms

• confinedly adverb
• confinedness noun
• nonconfined adjective
• preconfinedly adverb
• unconfined adjective

Etymology

Origin of confined

confine + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Rain will turn to snow temporarily to low levels to give a few centimetres before being more confined to higher gound where up to 15cm is possible.

From BBC

For now, much of this change is still confined to GLP-1s, not the drugs most people buy with insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal

In most tissues, inflammation remains confined to the injured area.

From Science Daily

That Epstein’s crimes were confined to himself and a few enablers, chiefly Ghislaine Maxwell, was intolerable to influencers and politicos determined to attribute all bad things to the dark workings of cabals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the 2023 violence, the communities have been largely segregated, confined to separate regions, with thousands displaced from their homes.

From BBC

Related Words

• circumscribed
• cramped
• imprisoned
• restrained
• restricted