confined
Americanadjective
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limited or restricted.
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unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc.
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being in childbirth; being in parturition.
adjective
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enclosed or restricted; limited
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in childbed; undergoing childbirth
Other Word Forms
- confinedly adverb
- confinedness noun
- nonconfined adjective
- preconfinedly adverb
- unconfined adjective
Etymology
Origin of confined
Example Sentences
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Correctional officers removed more than 150 incarcerated women from their cells and confined them in a dining hall while conducting a search of their housing unit, the complaint alleges.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
The effective closure has led to a backup of vessels confined in the Persian Gulf that had already loaded crude oil, reducing the availability of global tanker capacity, the EIA says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
An air of tension hovered over us like an unspoken truth, which was inevitable after spending so much time together in one confined space after another.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
The UN agency -- responsible for regulating international shipping safety -- said the focus should be on "those currently confined within the Gulf region through peaceful means and on a voluntary basis".
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
“I never thought I’d see the day when chess would be all over the front pages here, but confined only to one paragraph in Pravda.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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