Definition for Confines:

• Joint limits; adjacent parts; boundaries.

Synonyms for Confines:

• n.

  •
  • periphery.
  •
  • base,
  • bump,
  • corner.
  •attribute (noun)
  • confines.
  •barrier (noun)
  • blank walls.
  •boundary (noun)
  • ex tent,
  • ex-tents,
  • ex-tent,
  • ex tents,
  • out line,
  • out-posts,
  • be ginning,
  • line demarcation,
  • out lines,
  • out posts,
  • out-line,
  • out-lines,
  • be-ginning.
  •compass (noun)
  • re-striction,
  • re-strictions,
  • re striction,
  • re strictions.
  •field (noun)
  • cup tea,
  • pro vinces,
  • pro vince,
  • pro-vinces,
  • de-mesne,
  • de mesne,
  • pro-vince,
  • champaigns.
  •prisons (noun)
  • keeps,
  • penal colonies,
  • strongholds,
  • coops,
  • pounds,
  • coolers,
  • brigs,
  • vises,
  • Prisons,
  • pinions,
  • oubliettes,
  • gaols,
  • Pens,
  • Penitentiaries,
  • irons,
  • reform schools,
  • reformatories,
  • stockades,
  • lockups,
  • dungeons,
  • Cells,
  • jailhouses.
  •range (noun)
  • ex tensities,
  • earshots,
  • extensities,
  • ex tensity,
  • ex-tension,
  • para meter,
  • elbowrooms,
  • run ofs,
  • ex-tensities,
  • ex-tensity,
  • ex tension,
  • diapasons,
  • para-meter,
  • para-meters,
  • para meters,
  • ex-tensions.
  •restraint (noun)
  • self-discipline,
  • self-government,
  • withholdings.
  •scope (noun)
  • dimension,
  • size.

• v.

  •encloses (verb)
  • envelops,
  • encircles,
  • holds,
  • contains,
  • covers,
  • Traps,
  • embraces,
  • encompasses,
  • corrals,
  • surrounds,
  • encloses.
  •punishes (verb)
  • corrects,
  • chastens,
  • anguishes,
  • avenges,
  • afflicts,
  • executes,
  • crucifies,
  • chastises,
  • agonizes,
  • penalizes,
  • distresses,
  • sentences,
  • incarcerates,
  • burdens,
  • tortures,
  • fines,
  • keelhauls,
  • judges,
  • persecutes,
  • castigates,
  • disciplines,
  • tries,
  • lambastes,
  • reprises,
  • Pillories,
  • punishes,
  • imprisons.
  •restrains (verb)
  • binds,
  • hinders,
  • constricts,
  • shackles,
  • detains,
  • leashes,
  • inhibits,
  • restricts,
  • tethers,
  • restrains,
  • controls,
  • bridles,
  • constrains,
  • impedes,
  • collars.
  •secludes (verb)
  • closets,
  • banishes,
  • alienates,
  • eliminates,
  • ejects,
  • cordons,
  • segregates,
  • ostracizes,
  • blackballs,
  • insulates,
  • boycotts,
  • disbars,
  • extradites,
  • sequesters,
  • cloisters,
  • excludes,
  • excommunicates,
  • exiles,
  • screens,
  • removes,
  • isolates,
  • evicts,
  • rejects,
  • extirpates,
  • detaches,
  • deports,
  • expatriates,
  • ousts,
  • secludes,
  • expels,
  • separates,
  • blacklists.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • crackdown,
  • surface area,
  • knob,
  • restraint,
  • straightjacket,
  • countermeasures,
  • age limit,
  • wall,
  • overleaf,
  • bevel,
  • penumbra,
  • constraint,
  • side-on,
  • purlieus,
  • gamut,
  • curb,
  • horizon,
  • parameter,
  • bottom,
  • caveat,
  • unfinished,
  • nether regions,
  • stranglehold,
  • straitjacket,
  • bound,
  • nozzle.
  •
  • roof,
  • underside,
  • cap,
  • stricture,
  • chain,
  • superficial,
  • one-sided,
  • rider,
  • vertex,
  • threshold,
  • squeeze,
  • span,
  • surround,
  • band,
  • rear,
  • yoke,
  • string,
  • knife edge,
  • floor.
  •
  • other,
  • counter,
  • tie,
  • shape,
  • profile,
  • condition,
  • shaft.
  •
  • handle,
  • loop.
  •
  • foot,
  • grip,
  • check,
  • control.
  •
  • extension,
  • top,
  • surface,
  • bond,
  • low.
  •
  • head.
  •
  • reverse.
  •
  • front,
  • side.
  •
  • back.
  •territory
  • country,
  • region,
  • territory.

Paraphrases for Confines:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    restricts.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    limits, ranges, scope.

• Independent

  • Noun, plural
    restrictions, compulsions, corners, dimensions, distinctions, shortcomings, ends, fences, spheres, institutions, limites, restraints, interiors, establishments, contours, perimeters, shores, sidelines, thresholds, fringes, tolerances, ceilings, borderlines, wordings, intervals, realms, Scales, depths, Facilities, frames, precincts, barriers, seams, horizons, pressures, quotas, edges, divides, caveats, margins, spreads, lengths, halls, burdens, Ones, handicaps, Fowls, caps, boarders, levels, auspices, stresses, parameters, walls, weaknesses, peaks, curbs, Wounds, mortgages, cutbacks, wails, LINEs, framework, frameworks.
  • Verb, past tense
    ne, contents, limit, limited, narrowed, reduced, closing, Wished.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    constrains, restrains, circumscribes, undermines, diminishes, minimizes, impedes, curtails, hinders, mitigates, Narrows, inhibits, limit, limited, hampers, impairs, pre-empts, reduces, limits, qualifies, decreases, tries.

• Other Related

  • Noun, plural
    constraints, frontiers, limitations, Boundaries, bounds.

Antonyms for Confines:

• n.

  • boundaries
    inside, open, middle, center, interior.

• n. pl.

  • Other antonyms:
    estate, citadel, heart, within, core, territory, region, inner, land.

Confines Sentence Examples:

• Nowhere in the Union was the National drama so played to the bitter end in the confines of a single State.

• The seats arranged at table, the constant personal association in the confines of the ship, together with the hundred of incidents that arise during a long voyage, soon reveal the characters of fellow passengers.

Hyponym for Confines:

• n.

  • attribute
    compass, orbit, reach, scope, ambit, range.