1. (verb)restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle place limits on (extent or access) Synonyms: spring, strangle, snare, intimidate, rebound, qualify, ricochet, choke, throttle, circumscribe, hold back, fix, trammel, entrap, take a hop, hold in, determine, encumber, define, specify, border, strangulate, keep, reverberate, recoil, cumber, curb, constrain, hold, ensnare, confine, bounce, leap, restrain, restrict, jump, bound, curtail, detain, trap, resile, limit, keep back, cut back, set, enclose Antonyms: unloosen, liberate, unloose, free, release, loose
2. (verb)limit, circumscribe, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" Synonyms: restrict, detain, hold in, trammel, circumscribe, set, restrain, confine, bound, throttle, hold, determine, define, specify, enclose, fix, limit Antonyms: unloose, free, release, loose, unloosen, liberate
3. (verb)confine prevent from leaving or from being removed Synonyms: restrict, hold, bound, restrain, circumscribe, throttle, hold in, limit, trammel, enclose, detain Antonyms: loose, release, unloosen, unloose, free, liberate
4. (verb)enclose, hold in, confine close in; darkness enclosed him" Synonyms: confine, curb, wrap, hold in, enwrap, trammel, restrain, hold back, control, bound, moderate, enfold, stick in, put in, hold, restrict, check, conceal, insert, circumscribe, enclose, shut in, limit, envelop, detain, introduce, inclose, close in, throttle, contain Antonyms: liberate, unloose, unloosen, loose, free, release
5. (verb)confine, detain deprive of freedom; take into confinement Synonyms: restrict, hold, bound, restrain, circumscribe, stay, throttle, hold in, hold up, confine, delay, limit, trammel, enclose, detain Antonyms: release, free, unloose, loose, unloosen, liberate
6. (verb)restrain, confine, hold to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement Synonyms: accommodate, book, support, intimidate, retain, hold in, throttle, circumscribe, apply, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, restrict, deem, hold up, arrest, guard, take, have, concord, trammel, check, make, take for, go for, encumber, throw, defy, control, harbor, halt, keep, obligate, cumber, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, constrain, curb, hold, moderate, bind, confine, have got, restrain, declare, withstand, view as, bound, detain, contain, concur, maintain, limit, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, enclose, agree, bear Antonyms: release, loose, liberate, free, unloose, unloosen
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'confine'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. confine To restrain is to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force. Constrain is positive; restrain is negative; one is constrained to an action; he is re Synonyms: restrain, abridge, constrain, hold in, keep under, bridle, curb, keep, repress, check, hinder, keep back, restrict, circumscribe, hold, keep down, suppress, confine, hold back, keep in, withhold Antonyms: aid, arouse, encourage, free, incite, release, animate, emancipate, excite, impel, let loose, set free
Synonyms for confine 
