curfewed
Confined after dark
Curfewed describes someone or something subject to a curfew—a regulation requiring people to be indoors or off the streets by a certain hour.
A curfewed teenager must be home by midnight.
A curfewed city has restrictions on nighttime movement: The curfewed streets were empty by ten.
The word functions as both past tense verb and adjective.
Kept within bounds
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- groundedStable and realistic
- homeboundConfined to one's residence
- restrictedLimited in scope
forbidden · banned · controlled · constrained · curtailed · barred · limited · regulated
Twelve o'clock at night
- darknessTotal absence of light
- duskDimming after sundown
- streetlightsRoadside night illumination
- silenceTotal lack of sound
stillness · quietude · nightfall · deserted · lanterns · shadows · moonlight · twilight
Civil law enforcement
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
- officersThose holding authority
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
arrest · detention · crackdown · compliance · surveillance · regulations · penalties · squad
Freedom from harm
- securityProtection from threat
- shelterProtected place or structure
- refugePlace of safety
- precautionPreventive safety measure
safeguard · protection · sanctuary · defense · haven · order · stability · containment
confined
Kept within bounds
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- groundedStable and realistic
- homeboundConfined to one's residence
restricted · forbidden · banned · controlled · constrained · curtailed · barred · limited · regulated · housebound
midnight
Twelve o'clock at night
- darknessTotal absence of light
- duskDimming after sundown
- streetlightsRoadside night illumination
silence · stillness · quietude · nightfall · deserted · lanterns · shadows · moonlight · twilight · lockdown
police
Civil law enforcement
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
- officersThose holding authority
fines · arrest · detention · crackdown · compliance · surveillance · regulations · penalties · squad · prohibition
safety
Freedom from harm
precaution · safeguard · protection · sanctuary · defense · haven · order · stability · containment · prevention
curfewedfree-roaming
Able to wander unrestricted
unrestricted · free · liberated · unconfined · at liberty
curfewedunregulated
Not controlled by rules
unrestricted · permitted · authorized · exempt · uncontrolled
- curfew lawsRegulations limiting nighttime movement
- breaking curfewIgnoring mandated return time
- curfew ordersGovernment-imposed nighttime restrictions
- curfew violationBeing out past mandated time
- curfew enforcementEnsuring curfew compliance
- curfew zoneArea with time-based restrictions