Shut-in

Synonyms for "shut-in" (54 found)

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Closest matches (11)

anchorite arthritic ascetic barred beleaguered beset bound case cloistered confined consumptive

Strong matches (16)

cramped dyspeptic enclosed epileptic hemmed in hermit homebody immured imprisoned incarcerated incurable inpatient

Noun(1 words)

Adjective(3 words)

homebound housebound introvertish

Related words (27)

Noun(5 words)

invalid loner recluse solitary sullen

isolationist jailed loner outcast outpatient pariah patient penned pent up quarantined recluse restrained restricted rheumatic sick person solitary spastic sufferer terminal case unsociable

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valetudinarian walled

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3 entries

diseased person sick person sufferer

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2 entries

housebound shutup

similar

3 entries

confined introversive introvertive

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He visited shut-ins as a good deed.

Source: wiktionary

A shut-in is a geological feature similar to a gorge that “shuts-in” the river.

Source: wiktionary

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