Shut-in

Synonyms for "shut-in" (51 found)

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anchorite arthritic ascetic barred beleaguered beset bound case cloistered confined consumptive

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cramped dyspeptic enclosed epileptichemmed inhermit homebody immured imprisoned incarcerated incurable inpatient

Adjective(3 words)

homebound housebound immured

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Adjective(1 words)

Noun(2 words)

invalid recluse

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valetudinarian walled

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diseased personsick personsufferer

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confined introversive introvertive

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He visited shut-ins as a good deed.

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

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