1
as in limiting
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in imprisoning
to put in or as if in prison
the accused was confined until the trial could take place
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of confining
Plants are also unbothered by confining pavement and other urban challenges.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
The requirement to add wheels increases costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, due to zoning restrictions, often confining them to mobile home parks.
—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
One person was cited on suspicion of unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife.
—
Isabel Beer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Only one of the suspects was issued a citation for unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife, the news release said.
—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Bell reviewed testimony from CDC officials and an outside medical expert concerning Perryman’s challenge to an earlier order confining her to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
—
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Bushmaster upgrade Thales designed RapidStriker to work across multiple combat vehicles instead of confining it to a dedicated platform.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
While the event has typically been held across all of Lakeview Park — one of Nampa’s largest public spaces — the city has adopted a new policy confining large events to the park’s northern side.
—
Matan Josephy,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
One of the suspects was issued a citation for unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife.
—
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
The requirement to add wheels increases costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, due to zoning restrictions, often confining them to mobile home parks.
—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
One person was cited on suspicion of unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife.
—
Isabel Beer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Only one of the suspects was issued a citation for unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife, the news release said.
—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Bell reviewed testimony from CDC officials and an outside medical expert concerning Perryman’s challenge to an earlier order confining her to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
—
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Bushmaster upgrade Thales designed RapidStriker to work across multiple combat vehicles instead of confining it to a dedicated platform.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
While the event has typically been held across all of Lakeview Park — one of Nampa’s largest public spaces — the city has adopted a new policy confining large events to the park’s northern side.
—
Matan Josephy,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
One of the suspects was issued a citation for unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife.
—
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confining
Verb
-
Kohl said venues and vendors that regularly work with celebrities are accustomed to strict nondisclosure agreements and limiting information to only those who need to know, reducing the risk of details leaking before an event.
-
Backers like the California Chamber of Commerce say those changes would expedite public projects, though environmental groups warn of the environmental consequences of limiting CEQA’s oversight of new infrastructure.
Verb
-
The turn of events prompt the narrator to re-examine his life as a gay Latine son of immigrants whose hometown is now imprisoning people like him.
-
Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.
Verb
-
In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
-
Blanket bans may seem like an obvious solution, yet fisheries management rarely operates in a world of simple answers and restricting certain catches could affect livelihoods, food security and community traditions.
Verb
-
Some chants from the crowd called for jailing the officer who killed Love.
-
Some compared him to El Salvador’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele, who is widely popular throughout Latin America for jailing alleged gang members with no due process.
Verb
-
Simmons, a native of Buffalo, New York, got his start interning for Ani DiFranco, whose Righteous Babe Records was based in town.
-
Pruitt also ran varsity cross-country and track and spent last summer interning for the Henry County Water Authority, tapping into his passion for clean water and the environment.
Verb
-
Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.
-
In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.
Cite this Entry
“Confining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confining. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
