Antonyms for confined
kənˈfaɪndcon·fined

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1. confinedadjective

   not invading healthy tissue

   Antonyms:
   invasive, unconfined, strong-growing, free-range, free, fast-growing(a), aggressive

   Synonyms:
   imprisoned, jailed, captive

2. confinedadjective

   not free to move about

   Antonyms:
   invasive, strong-growing, aggressive, fast-growing(a), free-range, unconfined, free

   Synonyms:
   imprisoned, jailed, captive

3. captive, confined, imprisoned, jailedadjective

   being in captivity

   Antonyms:
   strong-growing, free, invasive, free-range, unconfined, fast-growing(a), aggressive

   Synonyms:
   captive, engrossed, absorbed, enwrapped, wrapped, jailed, imprisoned, intent

How to use confined in a sentence?

1. Israel Hershkovitz:

   The co-existence of these two populations in a confined geographic region at the same time that genetic models predict interbreeding promotes the notion that interbreeding may have occurred in the Levant region.

2. Erica Olsen Firment:

   People become librarians because they know too much. Their knowledge extends beyond mere categories. They cannot be confined to disciplines. They bring order to chaos. They bring wisdom and culture to the masses. Librarians rule. And they will kick the crap out of anyone who says otherwise.

3. Hannah Siddle:

   Although this could be very bad news for the Tasmanian devil, we are in a better position than we were when the first contagious cancer emerged. We are further ahead with research and with developing captive management strategies, however, this is a warning to how we manage not just the Tasmanian devil but all vulnerable species, particularly those confined to islands, where disease is a real threat and can do a lot of damage quickly.

4. Mark Lawrence:

   People have forgotten how to treat other human beings in the six or seven weeks that they've been confined to their homes, they have no clue how to respect other human beings.

5. Mustafa Alani:

   The security forces are very confident. The Shi'ite population is confined in certain places. They are a small minority compared to a big majority. They think they have the capability to control them.

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