confining
When something is confining it limits you and holds you in. If you find living in a small town confining, you probably feel claustrophobic, like there's not enough room there for you and your aspirations.
The -fin- in confining is the same root that's found in words such as the French word fin, meaning "end" or "limit." The con- is the familiar Latin suffix that means "together." So when something is confining, it's like a border drawn around you. In some cases, confining can be a good thing, like when your efforts at confining the fire to the kitchen saved the rest of the house.
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restricting the scope or freedom of action
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synonyms:
constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting
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restrictive
serving to restrict
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restrictive
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crowded
Vocabulary lists containing confining
In this collection of fables, published in 1923, a prophet tells instructive stories to a group of listeners. Read the full text here.
A pet mouse has many adventures.
After being abandoned at a campsite in Maine, eleven-year-old Jack tries to make his way back home to Boston.
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