confined

[kuhn-fahynd]

adjective

1. limited or restricted.

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

3. being in childbirth; being in parturition.

confined

/ kənˈfaɪnd, kənˈfaɪnɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. enclosed or restricted; limited

2. in childbed; undergoing childbirth

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of confined¹

confine + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The detainee, who didn’t want to be identified for fear of retribution, said in response guards confined him in a single-person cell for days.

From Los Angeles Times

The microbe's use isn't just confined to the lab.

From BBC

"It feels quite surreal to be confined on this floating bubble," she writes.

From BBC

The destruction is not only confined to the capital Kathmandu - at least 300 local government offices across the nation have been damaged.

From BBC

But the pattern isn't confined to the northeast.

From BBC

Related Words

• circumscribed www.thesaurus.com
• cramped 
• imprisoned www.thesaurus.com
• restrained 
• restricted