Synonyms for shut-in
- noun
- adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.
He visited shut-ins as a good deed.
- adj. 1
Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness.
Related words
- Other spellings
- shut in shutin
Forms
- Plural
- shut-ins → loners, hermits, sullens, solitaries…
Example sentences
- hermit He dressed himself like a hermit for the party last night.
- loner Being a loner requires inner struggle with yourself.
- sullen He became sullen and grumpy over time.
By length
- 5 letters
- loner2
- 6 letters
- hermit2, sullen2
- 7 letters
- invalid3, recluse2
- 8 letters
- confined2, solitary4
- 9 letters
- homebound2
- 10 letters
- housebound
- 12 letters
- introvertish
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loner2 = 2 syllables).