HyperDic: confined

English > 3 senses of the word confined:
ADJECTIVEallconfinednot invading healthy tissue
allconfinednot free to move about
allconfined, captive, imprisoned, jailedbeing in captivity / captivity
confined > pronunciation
Soundskahnfay'nd
Rhymesaffined ... wind: 39 rhymes with aynd...
English > confined: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaningnot invading healthy tissue.
Oppositeinvasivemarked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
Spanishconfinada, confinado
English > confined: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningnot free to move about.
Narrowerclaustrophobicuncomfortably closed or hemmed in
close, confiningcrowded
homebound, housebound, shut-inConfined usually by illness
pent, shut upClosely confined
snowboundConfined or shut in by heavy snow
stormbounddelayed or confined or cut off by a storm
weather-bounddelayed or shut in by bad weather
See alsorestrictedsubject to restriction or subjected to restriction
unfreehampered and not free
Oppositeunconfinednot confined
Spanishconfinado, limitado, reducido
English > confined: 3 senses > adjective 3
MeaningIn captivity / captivity.
Synonymscaptive, imprisoned, jailed
Broaderunfreehampered and not free
Spanishcautivo, confinado, prisionero, recluso

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