Synonyms and antonyms of To put a person or animal in a place they cannot leave in British Thesaurus

shut in ()

to put a person or animal in a place that they cannot leave

imprison (verb)

to put someone in a place and not let them out

confine (verb)

to force someone to stay in a place and prevent them from leaving

pen in ()

to make it impossible for someone to get out of a place

lock in ()

to put someone in a room and lock the door so they cannot leave

shut away ()

to put someone in a place where they are kept apart from other people

trap (verb)

to prevent someone from leaving a place, especially a dangerous place

restrict (verb)

to physically limit or control the movement of something or someone

restrain (verb)

to physically control the movements of a person or animal

quarantine (verb)

to keep a person or animal in quarantine

capture (verb)

to catch someone so that they become your prisoner

capture (verb)

to catch an animal

catch (verb)

to get hold of and stop someone you have been chasing so that they cannot escape

clap in ()

to suddenly put someone somewhere that they cannot escape from

coop up ()

if a person or animal is cooped up in a place, they have to stay there without being able to move around much

corner (verb)

to force a person or animal into a place that they cannot move away from

corral (verb)

mainly journalism to move people into a place and stop them from leaving it

entomb (verb)

literary to put someone or something in or under something so that they cannot escape

immure (verb)

literary to put someone in a place and prevent them from leaving

imprison (verb)

to make someone feel that they are being kept in a place or situation that they cannot escape from

quarantine (noun)

a period of quarantine

recapture (verb)

to catch a person or animal that has escaped

shut up ()

to keep someone in a small area for a specific purpose

surround (verb)

to stand on all sides of a place, in order to stop someone from escaping