Antonyms for confinescon·fines

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1. confines

   The boundary was originally the landmark, that which marked off one piece of territory from another. The bound is the limit, marked or unmarked. Now, however, the difference between the two words has come to be simply one of usage. As regards territory, we speak of the boundaries of a nation or of an estate; the bounds of a college, a ball-ground, etc. Bounds may be used for all within the limits, boundary for the limiting line only. Boundary looks to that which is without; bound only to that which is within. Hence we speak of the bounds, not the boundaries, of a subject, of the universe, etc.; we say the students were forbidden to go beyond the bounds. A barrier is something that bars ingress or egress. A barrier may be a boundary, as was the Great Wall of China. Bourn, or bourne, is a poetical expression for bound or boundary. A border is a strip of land along the boundary. Edge is a sharp terminal line, as where river or ocean meets the land. Limit is now used almost wholly in the figurative sense; as, the limit of discussion, of time, of jurisdiction. Line is a military term; as, within the lines, or through the lines, of an army. Compare BARRIER; END.

   Antonyms:
   center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region, territory

   Synonyms:
   barrier, border, bound, boundary, bourn, bourne, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, limit, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, verge

   Preposition:
   The boundaries of an estate; the boundary between neighboring territories.

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1. • Scope

Princeton's WordNet

1. confinesnoun

   a bounded scope

   "he stayed within the confines of the city"

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1. confinesnoun

   Synonyms:
   boundaries, borders, precincts, outskirts, purlieus, marches, frontiers

How to use confines in a sentence?

1. Raffy Karamanoukian:

   Provided you do it with an experienced practitioner, Botox has very little risk within the confines of the normal dosages.

2. New York:

   The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts and identity of three individuals depicted in the attached photo and video in connection to an assault that occurred within the confines of the 102nd Precinct.

3. Hanna Basel:

   When we leave the confines of our homes, we are able to see our partners in different lights, when my husband and I went on our first date night months after Covid began, I was reminded of how charismatic he is as he interacted with our servers and chatted with people at a neighboring table. It was a part of him I hadn't gotten to see in months, and I was reminded of who he is other than a husband and a father.

4. John Holden:

   Many states naively or some other way went about legalizing sports betting without adequately estimating the costs on problem gambling resources, there is more that state lawmakers can do within the confines of commercial speech restrictions.

5. Wilbur Ross:

   Within those confines, we will try to make sure that we don't just transfer revenue from the U.S. to foreign firms.

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