Confine — synonyms, confine antonyms, definition

1. confine (Noun)

border bound boundary brim cage compass coop corral demarcation enclosure end extent extremity frontier kennel limit limitation limits lip magnitude • • •

2. confine (Verb)

abridge abut adjoin bar barricade bind block blockade border bound box cabin cage chain circle circumscribe close close in commit compress • • • free

confine (Verb) — Place limits on (extent or access). ex. "confine the use of this parking lot"

confine (Verb) — Restrict in quantity or scope. ex. "I confine you to two visits to the pub a day"

confine (Verb) — Prevent from leaving or from being removed.

confine (Verb) — Close in. ex. "darkness confined him"

confine (Verb) — Deprive of freedom; take into confinement.

confine (Verb) — Limit to within certain bounds; physically prevent from moving. ex. "This confines the local until the express passengers change trains"

bear carry check contain control curb decrease disable disenable hold hold back hold in incapacitate keep keep back lessen minify moderate restrain baffle bind bind over border bound box in box up cabin cage cage in cap clamp down closet constrain content coop coop in coop up crack down cramp • • •