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confine vs restrain

restrain vs confine

confine and restrain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
restrain No No Yes No
As verbs, restrain is a hyponym of confine; that is, restrain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  • restrain: restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
Other hyponyms of confine include reduce, tighten, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, cramp, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up, clamp down, crack down, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, scant, skimp.
As verbs, confine and restrain are synonyms defined as:
  • confine and restrain: to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
Other synonyms of confine include constrain, hold.
As verbs, restrain is a hypernym of confine; that is, restrain is a word with a broader meaning than confine:
  • confine: prevent from leaving or from being removed
  • restrain: prevent the action or expression of
Other hypernyms of confine include hold back, keep, keep back.
confine (verb) restrain (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access) prevent the action or expression of
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
prevent from leaving or from being removed restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
deprive of freedom; take into confinement prevent (someone or something) from doing something
close in
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