cooped
Kept in enclosure
Cooped appears almost exclusively in the phrase cooped up, meaning confined in a small or cramped space.
The image comes from a coop—a cage for poultry.
People feel cooped up when stuck indoors too long or restricted in their movement: After three days cooped up in the hotel room, we were desperate to get outside.
Fearing confined spaces
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- stuffyLacking fresh air
- airlessHaving no atmosphere
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
constricted · crowded · packed · squeezed · compressed · cramped · jammed · crammed
Restlessly eager or nervous
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- stir-crazyRestless from confinement
- pent-upConfined and building pressure
- restiveStubbornly resistant to control
agitated · impatient · edgy · twitchy · irritable · frustrated · squirmy · itching
Confined by bars
- trappedUnable to escape
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- pennedWrote or confined
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
imprisoned · captive · detained · restrained · quarantined · incarcerated · isolated · secluded
Settled into a sheltered position
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- ensconcedSecurely and comfortably positioned
- tucked-awayPut aside discreetly
- hunkeredCrouched down defensively
bunkered · sequestered · hidden · cloistered · withdrawn · retreated · harbored
claustrophobic
Fearing confined spaces
tight · constricted · crowded · packed · squeezed · compressed · cramped · jammed · crammed · hemmed-in
antsy
Restlessly eager or nervous
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- stir-crazyRestless from confinement
- pent-upConfined and building pressure
restive · agitated · impatient · edgy · twitchy · irritable · frustrated · squirmy · itching · bored
caged
Confined by bars
locked · imprisoned · captive · detained · restrained · quarantined · incarcerated · isolated · secluded · interned
nestled
Settled into a sheltered position
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- ensconcedSecurely and comfortably positioned
- tucked-awayPut aside discreetly
hunkered · bunkered · sequestered · hidden · cloistered · withdrawn · retreated · harbored
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
coopedfree
Without payment or restriction
liberated · unconfined · free-ranging · at liberty · released
coopedoutdoors
In open air
outside · in the open · out in the open · unenclosed · spread out
- cooped upConfined in small space
- chicken coopEnclosed poultry dwelling
- flew the coopDeparted abruptly, secretly
- fly the coopDepart secretly, suddenly
- coop upConfine in tight quarters
- flying the coopDeparting suddenly, secretly