Apr 22, 2025 confined kən-ˈfīnd 2 syllables uncommon ‹ adjective. kept within confines: such as confined to bedconfined prisoners adjective. limited to a particular location confined spacesa confined compartment adjective. held captive In Scotland, the Countess of Athole, who was lying-in at Edinburgh Castle near the similarly confined Mary, Queen of Scots, is reported to have cast her own birth pangs onto a waiting-woman in the queen's chamber. › Origin from past participle of. Synonyms claustrophobic