Meaning of confined in English

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Classifying Adjective
confined
Definitions
1. enclosed by a confining fence
Synonyms
- enclosed
2. deprived of liberty
Examples
- « especially placed under arrest or restraint »
Synonyms
- restrained
3. in captivity
Synonyms
- unfree
Qualitative Adjective
confined
Definitions
1. not free to move about
Synonyms
Antonyms
- unconfined
2. not invading healthy tissue
Antonyms
- invasive

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« Jail didn't make me find God, He's always been there. They can lock me up, but my spirit and my love can never be confined to prison walls. »
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« Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpose, tainted, as it is, with bargains and tied to a peace treaty which might have been disposed of long ago to the great benefit of the world if it had not been compelled to carry this rider on its back? »
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« One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises. »
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« To help the poor to a capacity for action and liberty is something essential for one's own health as well as theirs: there is a needful gift they have to offer which cannot be offered so long as they are confined by poverty. »
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