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confined

The adjective confined describes a space that is cramped or small and constricted. You probably don't see any claustrophobic vampires because if they were claustrophobic, they'd have a fear of confined spaces — like their coffins.

The adjective confined describes being in captivity or not free to move about. If you do charity work, you could read books to older people confined to their homes. You could move your confined arms better if you just took off a few layers of clothes; you really don't need three sweaters, a vest, and a coat in 40 degree weather — even if you are from Arizona.

DEFINITIONS OF: confined

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adj being in captivity

Synonyms:
captive, imprisoned, jailed
unfree
hampered and not free; not able to act at will

adj not free to move about

Synonyms
claustrophobic
uncomfortably closed or hemmed in
close, confining
crowded
homebound, housebound, shut-in
confined usually by illness
pent, shut up
closely confined
snowbound
confined or shut in by heavy snow
stormbound
delayed or confined or cut off by a storm
weather-bound
delayed or shut in by bad weather
unfree
hampered and not free; not able to act at will
restricted
subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
Antonyms:
unconfined
not confined
free-range
of livestock and domestic poultry; permitted to graze or forage rather than being confined to a feedlot
free
able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
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adj not invading healthy tissue

Antonyms:
invasive
marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
aggressive, fast-growing, strong-growing
tending to spread quickly
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