confine Synonym

boundaries, limits, borders, edges, margins, perimeters, bounds, fringes, frontiers, extents, parameters, restrictions, constraints, demarcations, enclosures, precincts, termini, terminuses, confines [x]

limit, restrict, cap, curb, constrain, confine, control, regulate, check, restrain [x]

limited, confined, controlled, constrained, regulated, bounded, curtailed, narrow, restrained, prohibited, exclusive, closed, limited-access, restricted-access, nonpublic, off-limits, private, secret, classified, limited-entry, limited-use, limited-availability, limited-capacity, limited-scope, limited-range, limited-reach, limited-extent, limited-duration, limited-time, limited-space, limited-movement, limited-freedom, limited-choice, limited-options, limited-resources, limited-information, limited-knowledge, limited-visibility, limited-accessibility, limited-participation, limited-membership, limited-distribution, limited-supply, limited-production, limited-edition, limited-release, limited-service, limited-support, limited-functionality [x]

permissible, acceptable, allowable, tolerable, admissible, legitimate, sanctioned, authorized, approved, legal, lawful, valid, justifiable, defensible, reasonable, appropriate, suitable, fitting, proper, right, correct, okay, all right, in order, on the up and up, kosher, legit, above board, within limits, within reason, within the law [x]

limiting, confining, constraining, curbing, restraining, regulating, controlling, narrowing, reducing, constricting, tightening, bounding, capping, proscribing, prohibiting, forbidding, barring, hindering, impeding, obstructing, stifling, suppressing, repressing, deterring, inhibiting, checking, hampering, throttling, containing, narrowing down, pinning down, holding back, keeping in check, reigning in, clamping down, cutting back, cutting down, scaling down, tapering off, winding down, drawing in, fencing in, hemming in, holding in, locking in, shutting in, squeezing, tethering, tying down, zoning [x]

restrictions, limitations, constraints, restraints, bounds, confinements [x]

reduce, shorten, diminish, decrease, cut, trim, lessen, abbreviate, restrict, limit, downsize, pare, shrink, truncate, slash, curb, retrench, contract, abridge, condense, compress, prune, clip, cut back, cut down, scale down, taper, narrow, cut short, cut off, cut back on, cut down on, hold back, rein in, check, restrain, constrain, confine, moderate, temper, tone down, cut to the bone, cut to the quick, cut to the core, cut to the heart, cut to the chase, cut to the nub, cut to the essence, cut to the marrow [x]

delineating the boundaries, defining the limits, outlining the edges, demarcating the borders, setting the perimeters, establishing the confines, marking the edges, drawing the boundaries, outlining the limits, defining the borders, setting the boundaries, marking the limits, delineating the edges, demarcating the confines, establishing the borders, drawing the limits, setting the confines, outlining the perimeters, defining the confines, marking the borders, delineating the limits, demarcating the edges, establishing the limits, setting the edges, outlining the borders, defining the perimeters, marking the perimeters, delineating the confines, demarcating the limits, establishing the edges, drawing the confines, setting the borders, outlining the confines, defining the edges, marking the confines, delineating the borders, demarcating the perimeters, drawing the edges, setting the limits, defining the boundaries, delineating the perimeters, demarcating the boundaries, establishing the boundaries, drawing the perimeters [x]