Synonyms for confine
verb
To keep shut up
imprison, immure, shut in, shut up, enclose; see also hinder, imprison, separate 2.
To keep within limits
limit, restrict, circumscribe, hold back; see define 1, limit, restrain 1, restrict 2. See syn. study at limit.
See confine in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To place a limit on:
circumscribe, limit, restrict. See limitedTo shut in with or as if with bars:
bar, lock, wall. See freeTo enclose so as to hinder or prohibit escape:
closet, imprison, shut up. See freeTo put in jail:
detain, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up). See free
noun
A demarcation point or boundary beyond which something does not extend or occur.
Used in plural: bound2 (often used in plural), end, limit. See edgeThe boundary surrounding a certain area.
Used in plural: bound2 (used in plural), limit (used in plural), precinct (often used in plural). See limited
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