confined
Americanadjective
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limited or restricted.
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unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc.
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being in childbirth; being in parturition.
adjective
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enclosed or restricted; limited
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in childbed; undergoing childbirth
Other Word Forms
- confinedly adverb
- confinedness noun
- nonconfined adjective
- preconfinedly adverb
- unconfined adjective
Etymology
Origin of confined
Example Sentences
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The problem isn't confined to Wales, with NHS England having an estimated repair and maintenance backlog of £16bn.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
What makes this moment different is that the skepticism is not confined to the opposition.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
Melvin Edwards did not see his art as confined to the black experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Correctional officers removed more than 150 incarcerated women from their cells and confined them in a dining hall while conducting a search of their housing unit, the complaint alleges.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
The next day, demonstrators waiting to register at the courthouse refused to obey the sheriff’s order to line up in the back alley where they had been confined the day before.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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