What is another word for confine?
1494 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ kənfˈa͡ɪn], [ kənfˈaɪn], [ k_ə_n_f_ˈaɪ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for confine:- border (noun)
- demarcation (noun)
- end (noun)
- environs (noun)
- limit (noun)
- margin (noun)
- prison (noun)
- besiege (verb)
- bind (verb)
- bound (verb)
- cage (verb)
- change (verb)
- circumscribe (verb)
- close (verb)
- constrain (verb)
- constrict (verb)
- contract (verb)
- cramp (verb)
- dam (verb)
- define (verb)
- delay (verb)
- detain (verb)
- enclose (verb)
- enclose, limit (verb)
- enslave (verb)
- fence (verb)
- fetter (verb)
- hem/hem in (verb)
- hold (verb)
- immobilize (verb)
- imprison (verb)
- incarcerate (verb)
- isolate (verb)
- jail (verb)
- lay up (verb)
- nullify (verb)
- punish (verb)
- restrain (verb)
- retrench (verb)
- ring (verb)
- seclude (verb)
- sentence (verb)
- shackle (verb)
- shut (verb)
- stint (verb)
- surround (verb)
- terminate (verb)
- tie/tie up (verb)
- other synonyms
- besiege
- bound
- cage
- close
- contract
- economize
- encircle
- enclose
- hedge
- pinch
- restrain
- seclude
- stint
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Confine:
n.
•border (noun) •demarcation (noun) •end (noun) •environs (noun) •limit (noun)- term.
- coop,
- stronghold,
- jailhouse,
- Alcatraz,
- pound,
- bridle,
- penitentiary,
- cell,
- jug,
- prison,
- oubliette,
- shackle,
- brig,
- reformatory,
- pinion,
- reform school,
- tether,
- irons,
- vise,
- stockade,
- straight jacket,
- harness,
- dungeon,
- collar,
- handcuff,
- lockup,
- San Quentin,
- manacle,
- cooler,
- gaol,
- penal colony.
v.
•besiege (verb)- be sieges,
- came from all sides,
- be-leaguered,
- shuts in,
- wrought on,
- be sieged,
- came at from sides,
- be-sets,
- be leaguers,
- be leaguer,
- come at from sides,
- be-siege,
- be sets,
- be-sieges,
- in vested,
- came from sides,
- in-vests,
- be-sieged,
- be leaguered,
- wrought over,
- be setting,
- coming at from all sides,
- in-vested,
- in vests,
- be sieging,
- came at from all sides,
- laid siege to,
- works on,
- be-leaguers,
- coming from sides,
- in vest,
- in vesting,
- comes from all sides,
- laying siege to,
- in-vest,
- comes at from all sides,
- be siege,
- come from sides,
- be-set,
- comes from sides,
- come from all sides,
- works over,
- be-leaguering,
- be-leaguer,
- comes at from sides,
- shutting in,
- coming at from sides,
- be-sieging,
- be leaguering,
- lays siege to,
- in-vesting,
- coming from all sides,
- be-setting.
- pre scribe,
- re-quired,
- puts half nelson on,
- in denture,
- re strict,
- in-dentures,
- re quires,
- re-quiring,
- re-quires,
- pre scribes,
- re quire,
- re-quire,
- putting half nelson on,
- pre-scribed,
- pre-scribing,
- in-denture,
- puts lock on,
- re quiring,
- pre-scribe,
- re-strict,
- putting lock on,
- in dentures,
- pre scribing,
- pre-scribes,
- re quired.
- de limited,
- marked out,
- de-limits,
- de-limiting,
- marks out,
- de limit,
- de limiting,
- de limits,
- de-limited,
- de-limit.
- nailing down,
- pre-limiting,
- out-line,
- de lineate,
- pre-limit,
- de-lineated,
- pre limiting,
- prelimited,
- pre-limits,
- prelimits,
- pre limit,
- pre-limited,
- out-lines,
- out lined,
- out lining,
- de-lineate,
- out-lined,
- pre limits,
- out line,
- prelimiting,
- out-lining,
- de lineated,
- nails down,
- out lines,
- pre limited.
- preventing passage,
- stopping up,
- retards flow,
- retarding flow,
- stopt up,
- prevented passage,
- prevents passage,
- puts to,
- retarded flow,
- putting to.
- dis allow,
- holds down,
- with held,
- dis-allowing,
- dis-allowed,
- in tern,
- holds in,
- cooled off,
- in-tern,
- with-hold,
- cools off,
- holding down,
- with holds,
- dis allowing,
- in-terns,
- dis-allows,
- keeping lid on,
- with-holds,
- kept lid on,
- with-held,
- dis allowed,
- with hold,
- with holding,
- keeps lid on,
- concusses,
- in terns,
- dis allows,
- dis-allow,
- hog tie.
- becomes smaller,
- de-creasing,
- de creases,
- de-crease,
- sub-siding,
- re-cedes,
- draws in,
- re-cede,
- sub sides,
- de creasing,
- de cline,
- re ceded,
- drawing in,
- re-duces,
- re cede,
- growing less,
- sub-sided,
- de-creased,
- re ceding,
- de creased,
- re-ceded,
- becoming smaller,
- re-duce,
- de clines,
- Syncopating,
- re cedes,
- syncopates,
- sub side,
- sub sided,
- sub-sides,
- de crease,
- fell away,
- re-ceding,
- re duce,
- sub siding,
- grew less,
- de-creases,
- sub-side,
- de-cline,
- de-clines,
- re duces.
- de fines,
- walls in,
- setting bounds to,
- de-fines,
- stakes out,
- walled in,
- de fining,
- de-fining,
- de fined,
- sets bounds to,
- de fine,
- staked out,
- walling in,
- de-fine,
- de-fined.
- de-lay,
- pro-rogued,
- inter fere,
- gained time,
- dilly dally,
- post-pone,
- de-laying,
- post pones,
- laid over,
- pre-vented,
- gaining time,
- pro rogued,
- bode time,
- pro-long,
- intermits,
- de lay,
- de laying,
- pro longing,
- pro rogues,
- biding time,
- pro-rogue,
- pro-roguing,
- inter-feres,
- post-pones,
- pre venting,
- pre vent,
- pro-longing,
- dis courage,
- pro-tract,
- gains time,
- holds over,
- pro tracts,
- pro tract,
- pro rogue,
- dis courages,
- inter feres,
- pre-venting,
- pro-rogues,
- pro-longs,
- lays over,
- laying over,
- inter-fere,
- pro-longed,
- pro long,
- bides time,
- bided time,
- pre-vents,
- de lays,
- pro roguing,
- pre vents,
- post pone,
- de-lays,
- dis-courage,
- pro-tracts,
- pre-vent,
- pro longs,
- dis-courages.
- de-tain,
- hangs up,
- sending up,
- slowing up,
- de tains,
- de-tains,
- re-served,
- re-serving,
- re serving,
- re serve,
- slowing down,
- slows up,
- de tain,
- re-serve,
- re served,
- hanging up,
- re-serves,
- slows down,
- hanged up.
- imprison,
- fix,
- bar,
- ice,
- put a lid on,
- repress,
- shorten,
- cool,
- cool down,
- hinder,
- keep,
- hold back,
- hog-tie.
- dis franchised,
- dis enfranchises,
- disenfranchises,
- sub due,
- sub-due,
- dis-franchise,
- dis enfranchised,
- sub jugate,
- got hooks into,
- dis-franchising,
- disfranchises,
- dis enfranchising,
- puts irons,
- gets hooks in to,
- get hooks in to,
- put irons,
- dis-enfranchise,
- dis-enfranchised,
- putting irons,
- dis-franchised,
- sub-dues,
- sub-jugate,
- getting hooks in to,
- sub dues,
- puts in irons,
- gotten hooks into,
- dis-enfranchises,
- keeping under thumb,
- keeps under thumb,
- gat hooks into,
- gat hooks in to,
- gotten hooks in to,
- dis-franchises,
- putting in irons,
- gets hooks into,
- got hooks in to,
- getting hooks into,
- dis franchising,
- dis franchises,
- dis franchise,
- dis-enfranchising,
- kept under thumb,
- dis enfranchise.
- drags feet,
- held captive,
- puts straitjacket on,
- dragged feet,
- holds captive,
- holding captive,
- putting straitjacket on,
- throwing monkey wrench in,
- dragging feet,
- throws monkey wrench in,
- threw monkey wrench in.
- be girding,
- be-girt,
- be-girded,
- be girded,
- be-girding,
- be girt,
- hedging in,
- hedges in,
- be gird,
- be-gird,
- be girds,
- be-girds.
- freezing to,
- putting a lock on,
- stayed put,
- keeping close,
- re-tains,
- not let went,
- corks up,
- stays put,
- not let going,
- re tains,
- Viseed,
- puts a lock on,
- Viseing,
- froze to,
- vised,
- kept close,
- freezes to,
- re-tain,
- not let goes,
- vising,
- re tain,
- staid put.
- bringing a screeching halt,
- brought to screeching halt,
- brings a screeching halt,
- brings to a screeching halt,
- bringing to screeching halt,
- bring screeching halt,
- bring a screeching halt,
- brought a screeching halt,
- brought screeching halt,
- bringing screeching halt,
- brings to screeching halt,
- brought to a screeching halt,
- brings screeching halt,
- bringing to a screeching halt.
- bastilling,
- sent up river,
- puts under lock key,
- sending river,
- threw book at,
- sends up river,
- sent river,
- send the river,
- puts on ice,
- putting ice,
- putting on ice,
- send up river,
- put ice,
- puts under lock and key,
- sending up river,
- sent the river,
- takes away,
- putting under lock key,
- puts ice,
- put under lock key,
- send river,
- sending the river,
- sent up the river,
- throws book at,
- throwing book at,
- sends river,
- sends the river,
- sends up the river,
- putting under lock and key,
- bastilled.
- de-tach,
- de tach,
- dis-connecting,
- de-taches,
- re moved,
- dis engaging,
- dis engaged,
- dis-connected,
- re move,
- dis connects,
- dis-connect,
- re-moves,
- de taches,
- re-move,
- dis-engaged,
- dis engage,
- dis-engaging,
- dis-connects,
- dis connect,
- dis engages,
- keeps apart,
- re moving,
- dis connected,
- dis-engages,
- dis connecting,
- re-moving,
- closes off,
- dis-engage.
- threw away the keys,
- throw away keys,
- throws away the keys,
- throws the book at,
- threw away keys,
- threw dungeon,
- throwing in dungeon,
- throws away keys,
- throwing away the keys,
- throw dungeon,
- puts behind bars,
- throws in dungeon,
- putting behind bars,
- throwing dungeon,
- throwing away keys,
- threw the book at,
- throwing the book at,
- throws dungeon,
- threw in dungeon.
- brought to naught,
- disannulling,
- counter acting,
- counter-acts,
- dis annul,
- counter vailing,
- blue penciled,
- calls all bets off,
- re-nigged,
- re-peals,
- counter act,
- counter-act,
- in-validated,
- counter balanced,
- bringing naught,
- brings naught,
- counter-acted,
- counter-vails,
- brings to naught,
- bringing to naught,
- un-does,
- dis annuls,
- blue pencils,
- counter acted,
- renigging,
- forgetting it,
- counter acts,
- in-validate,
- in validates,
- blue pencilling,
- in-validating,
- blue pencilled,
- re peals,
- re nigging,
- nigging,
- re pealing,
- counter balances,
- counter vails,
- re pealed,
- renders null and void,
- dis-annulling,
- rendering null and void,
- in-validates,
- renigs,
- counter-vail,
- calling bets off,
- re-pealed,
- dis-annulled,
- dis-annuls,
- called all bets off,
- in validated,
- re-nig,
- renigged,
- renders null void,
- rendered null and void,
- re nigged,
- un did,
- dis annulling,
- called bets off,
- counter-vailing,
- re-nigs,
- bring naught,
- re peal,
- rendered null void,
- forgat it,
- disannulled,
- counter balance,
- in validate,
- in validating,
- brought naught,
- counter vail,
- re nig,
- un-doing,
- un done,
- disannuls,
- rendering null void,
- counter vailed,
- un doing,
- blue penciling,
- calls bets off,
- un does,
- nigged,
- un-did,
- counter-balanced,
- counter balancing,
- calling all bets off,
- re-nigging,
- counter-acting,
- call bets off,
- counter-balancing,
- forgets it,
- dis-annul,
- render null void,
- dis annulled,
- re nigs,
- forgot it,
- counter-vailed.
- judge,
- discipline,
- correct,
- lambaste,
- Keelhaul,
- burden,
- penalize,
- chasten,
- agonize,
- execute,
- castigate,
- pillory,
- reprise,
- crucify,
- distress,
- torture,
- chastise,
- fine,
- avenge,
- try,
- punish,
- persecute,
- afflict,
- anguish.
- re trenched,
- re-trenched,
- re-trench,
- re trenching,
- re trench,
- re-trenching,
- re trenches,
- re-trenches.
- in close,
- moves around,
- in-closing,
- in-closes,
- moving around,
- in closing,
- in closed,
- in closes,
- in-closed,
- in-close.
- boycott,
- exclude,
- oust,
- eject,
- disbar,
- exile,
- excommunicate,
- blackball,
- expel,
- separate,
- blacklist,
- banish,
- screen,
- closet,
- extirpate,
- eliminate,
- extradite,
- sequester,
- ostracize,
- segregate,
- cloister,
- reject,
- remove,
- insulate,
- alienate,
- expatriate,
- deport,
- detach,
- evict.
- de voting,
- takes the fall,
- passes judgment,
- sent to prison,
- take fall,
- de votes,
- sends to prison,
- taking the fall,
- taking fall,
- took the fall,
- sending to prison,
- takes fall,
- send prison,
- de-votes,
- passed judgment,
- de voted,
- passing judgment,
- sent prison,
- de-voted,
- took fall,
- sending prison,
- de vote,
- de-vote,
- de-voting,
- sends prison.
- dropping curtain,
- walling off,
- battened down,
- drops curtain,
- walled off,
- battening down,
- closes down,
- dropt the curtain,
- folding up,
- battens down,
- walls off,
- drops the curtain,
- folded up,
- dropped the curtain,
- dropped curtain,
- folds up,
- dropping the curtain,
- dropt curtain.
- art stingy,
- makes ends meet,
- was parsimonious,
- is sparing,
- rolls back,
- tightening belt,
- making ends meet,
- being frugal,
- wert stingy,
- being stingy,
- penny pinch,
- am stingy,
- skimped on,
- were sparing,
- is stingy,
- were stingy,
- be-grudged,
- saving for rainy day,
- wert frugal,
- rolled back,
- be grudging,
- saved for rainy day,
- are parsimonious,
- was frugal,
- pennypinched,
- tightens belt,
- pennypinch,
- cutting corners,
- tightened belt,
- wast parsimonious,
- saves for rainy day,
- be-grudge,
- were parsimonious,
- wast sparing,
- am parsimonious,
- was stingy,
- be grudges,
- cuts corners,
- skimping on,
- pennypinches,
- wast frugal,
- skimps on,
- is parsimonious,
- be grudge,
- wert parsimonious,
- penny pinched,
- are sparing,
- penny pinches,
- penny-pinched,
- rolling back,
- wert sparing,
- art frugal,
- are stingy,
- be-grudges,
- was sparing,
- wast stingy,
- goes easy on,
- were frugal,
- being parsimonious,
- be-grudging,
- went easy on,
- be grudged,
- am sparing,
- made ends meet,
- penny-pinches,
- being sparing,
- are frugal,
- is frugal,
- art sparing,
- art parsimonious.
- closed around,
- boxed in,
- in-undated,
- closing around,
- enclaving,
- closes on,
- in undated,
- sur-rounding,
- sur rounding,
- sur rounded,
- goes around,
- boxing in,
- closed on,
- sur-rounded,
- closes around,
- closing on.
- brought end,
- come end,
- come to end,
- dis-charging,
- dis-charges,
- comes to end,
- bring an end,
- dis-solved,
- winds down,
- came to end,
- dis missing,
- bringing end,
- brought to end,
- brings to an end,
- winded down,
- dis-continuing,
- dis-continues,
- dis solve,
- bring end,
- dis charged,
- dis charge,
- dis missed,
- dis-missed,
- prorogating,
- coming to end,
- dis continues,
- prorogated,
- dis-charge,
- re-cessed,
- re cessing,
- dis continuing,
- came end,
- ex pire,
- brought an end,
- re cessed,
- comes to an end,
- coming end,
- dis-missing,
- re-cessing,
- dis solves,
- putting end to,
- dis charging,
- dis-continued,
- ex-pire,
- wound down,
- dis-solves,
- comes end,
- bringing to an end,
- brought to an end,
- came an end,
- brings to end,
- puts an end to,
- dis solving,
- re cesses,
- coming to an end,
- dis-solving,
- bringing an end,
- dis-solve,
- puts end to,
- comes an end,
- coming an end,
- re-cess,
- brings end,
- dis continued,
- prorogates,
- dis solved,
- dis-continue,
- came to an end,
- dis-charged,
- brings an end,
- come an end,
- bringing to end,
- dis continue,
- dis charges.
Other synonyms:
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- diagnose,
- tighten up,
- home visit,
- residency,
- prescription,
- visit,
- triage,
- delimit,
- Socialized Medicine,
- tertiary care,
- demarcate,
- certify,
- primary health care,
- internship,
- caseload,
- shut away,
- peg out,
- the Hippocratic oath,
- hedge with,
- repeat prescription,
- health,
- medical certificate,
- overregulate,
- clap in,
- bedside manner,
- family practice,
- marginalize,
- nursing,
- stipulate.
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- delineate,
- pen in,
- prescribe,
- readmit,
- mark off,
- cure,
- commit,
- straiten,
- tighten,
- examine,
- regulate,
- treatment,
- prognosis,
- intern.
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•
- put on.
-
•
- condition.
-
•
- corner.
-
•
- place.
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- catch.
- be set,
- work on,
- blockaded,
- lay siege to,
- working over,
- worked over,
- working on,
- blockading,
- encircled,
- work over,
- come at from all sides,
- worked on,
- shut in.
- stoppered,
- occlude,
- caulking,
- shutter,
- put to,
- corking,
- stop up,
- stops up,
- prevent passage,
- shuttered,
- retard flow,
- caulk,
- shut,
- buttoned,
- Stoppering,
- corked,
- shuttering,
- stopped up,
- caulked,
- Buttoning,
- caulks.
- syncopate,
- grows less,
- drew in,
- grow less,
- falling away,
- fall away,
- syncopated,
- became smaller,
- recede,
- become smaller,
- lose,
- draw in,
- falls away,
- wrinkle,
- Waned.
- ring.
- hedge,
- locking in,
- set apart,
- sets apart,
- Mures,
- enclosed,
- block off,
- fence off,
- fenced off,
- mew,
- setting apart,
- locked in,
- enshrouded,
- Mure.
- Harnessing,
- pulled back,
- choke back,
- pinions,
- kept down,
- crack down,
- keep in line,
- ties down,
- pulling back,
- keep down,
- pulls back,
- tied down,
- sit on,
- pull back,
- pinioned,
- sitting on,
- Pinioning,
- tying down.
- make ends meet,
- tighten belt,
- be sparing,
- go easy on,
- be frugal,
- penny-pinch,
- cut corners,
- pennypinching,
- save for rainy day,
- roll back,
- going easy on,
- skimp on,
- be parsimonious,
- be stingy.
- compound,
- concord,
- barricade,
- baffling,
- careful,
- girth,
- insert,
- intimidate,
- extent,
- but,
- casket,
- low-water mark,
- fold,
- restricted,
- list,
- narrow down,
- bottle up,
- check,
- peg,
- sequestrate,
- perimeter,
- Gated,
- deadline,
- region,
- skirt,
- square,
- include,
- narrow,
- deem,
- Snape,
- concentrate,
- sphere,
- recoil,
- circle,
- captive,
- rampart,
- tight,
- adjoining,
- keep within bounds,
- court,
- field,
- hutch,
- side,
- patent,
- inflexible,
- rail in,
- go for,
- purview,
- brink,
- put in,
- mark,
- agree,
- hold in custody,
- puzzling,
- hurt,
- freeze,
- obtain,
- bounds,
- tie down,
- Incage,
- marches,
- crib,
- seal up,
- circumscription,
- cutoff point,
- smother,
- defend,
- fauces,
- cutoff,
- terminus,
- finish,
- go in for,
- radius,
- ensnare,
- flange,
- maintain,
- stiffen,
- cork,
- minor in,
- pale,
- adjudge,
- container,
- stay,
- start,
- reservation,
- dimensions,
- specialize,
- book,
- guide,
- isolated,
- oblige,
- Chaps,
- entomb,
- feature,
- catch on,
- boundary,
- put,
- yard,
- cincture,
- channel,
- pen up,
- Caged,
- floor,
- prohibit,
- arena,
- incomprehensible,
- have got,
- solitary,
- hem,
- cut-off,
- ambit,
- jump,
- halter,
- parsimonious,
- curtail,
- labyrinthine,
- squeeze,
- register,
- purlieus,
- precincts,
- stingy,
- drag,
- chaste,
- strangle,
- gnarled,
- concur,
- quadrangle,
- make,
- sty,
- scant,
- hold up,
- invalid,
- attach,
- bottle,
- keep in custody,
- theater,
- immobilize,
- withstand,
- stick in,
- picket,
- determine,
- bourn,
- declare,
- copyright,
- pure,
- nurse,
- interface,
- resile,
- limen,
- high-water mark,
- bounce,
- paling,
- rationing,
- orbit,
- prevail,
- target date,
- threshold,
- palisade,
- determinant,
- gird,
- diminish,
- view as,
- coffin,
- take prisoner,
- conceal,
- set,
- secure,
- viscous,
- Mete,
- take,
- spring back,
- ceiling,
- chains,
- choke,
- cabin,
- backwoods,
- clap up,
- time allotment,
- obstruct,
- wall,
- park,
- jailed,
- private,
- responsible,
- stuck,
- give,
- courtyard,
- cramped,
- enclosure,
- jaws,
- pin down,
- follow,
- periphery,
- crush,
- ground,
- mysterious,
- harbour,
- stifle,
- curbstone,
- stall,
- breakoff point,
- starting point,
- curtilage,
- quad,
- throw,
- arrest,
- costive,
- cloistered,
- button up,
- debatable,
- wreathe,
- get hold of,
- barrier,
- fetters,
- entertain,
- cut back,
- admit,
- circuit,
- major in,
- confined,
- railing,
- take hold,
- strict,
- Quod,
- limitation,
- boundary condition,
- carry,
- abridge,
- pursue,
- leap,
- draw the line,
- stake,
- protect,
- upper limit,
- pressed together,
- confines,
- march,
- obligate,
- taper,
- limiting factor,
- termination,
- cage up,
- mouth,
- lock away,
- keep in,
- brim,
- fringe,
- COMPAS,
- clap under hatches,
- block,
- make fast,
- curb,
- royal residence,
- specialize in,
- good,
- boundary line,
- terminal date,
- snug,
- send down,
- retard,
- constipated,
- slacken,
- lonely,
- specify,
- localize,
- knobbed,
- fortify,
- muzzle,
- institutionalize,
- Gyve,
- focus,
- accommodate,
- grasping,
- brow,
- lag,
- sustain,
- introduce,
- coop in,
- verge,
- rein,
- enfold,
- knotty,
- scope,
- outline,
- stop,
- take a hop,
- bolt in,
- fasten,
- virtuous,
- be into,
- truss,
- reclusive,
- Toft,
- line of demarcation,
- take for,
- secluded,
- enrapture,
- compass,
- send,
- hamper,
- defy,
- ricochet,
- go in,
- deter,
- apply,
- lash,
- sweep,
- be strong in,
- bear,
- reserve,
- reduce,
- reach,
- support,
- moderate,
- pin,
- handicap,
- constrained,
- cage in,
- frontier,
- edge,
- circumference,
- lower limit,
- suppress,
- qualify,
- border line,
- remote,
- line,
- starting line,
- Chops,
- doored,
- privy,
- inexplicable,
- overcrowd,
- have.
Paraphrases for Confine:
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Antonyms for Confine:
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Hypernym for Confine:
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cumber, stiffen, encumber, clamp down, scant, cramp, reduce, tie, strangle, tighten up, mark off, skimp, halter, demarcate, draw the line, crack down, gate, restrain, delimitate, tighten, hamper, constrain, delimit, draw a line, mark out.
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