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confine vs tighten

tighten vs confine

confine and tighten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
tighten No No Yes No
As verbs, tighten is a hyponym of confine; that is, tighten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  • tighten: narrow or limit
Other hyponyms of confine include reduce, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, cramp, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, stiffen, tighten up, clamp down, crack down, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.
confine (verb) tighten (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access) become tight or tighter
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement make tight or tighter
prevent from leaving or from being removed severely restrict in scope or extent
deprive of freedom; take into confinement narrow or limit
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