fenced-in
Surrounded by barriers
Fenced-in describes something enclosed or surrounded by a fence: a fenced-in yard, a fenced-in pool.
Figuratively, it suggests confinement or restriction: She felt fenced-in by her responsibilities.
The hyphen typically appears when the term precedes a noun.
Wrote or confined
- corralledGathered into confinement
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- yardLinear measure or grounds
- compoundCombined into one
coop · kennel · stockade · pasture · corral · pen · enclosure · cage
Unable to escape
- cagedConfined by bars
- imprisonedHeld in custody
- captiveOne held by force
- confinedKept within bounds
restricted · hemmed-in · boxed-in · locked-in · held · detained · quarantined · isolated
Fearing confined spaces
- suffocatedKilled by airlessness
- stifledForcibly held in
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- limitedRestricted in extent
restricted · trapped · boxed-in · hemmed-in · smothered · oppressed · curtailed · inhibited
Interwoven metal fencing material
- picketPointed fence stake
- wireThin metallic conductor
- woodenMade from timber
- metalHard conductive solid
iron · privacy · perimeter · boundary · wall · hedge · railing · lattice
Kept from harm
- guardedWary and restrained
- securedMade fast or obtained
- safeguardedKept from harm
- fortifiedMade more resistant
gated · patrolled · monitored · alarmed · surveillance · watchdog · sentry · checkpoint
penned
Wrote or confined
compound · coop · kennel · stockade · pasture · corral · pen · enclosure · cage · ring
trapped
Unable to escape
- cagedConfined by bars
- imprisonedHeld in custody
- captiveOne held by force
confined · restricted · hemmed-in · boxed-in · locked-in · held · detained · quarantined · isolated · shut-in
claustrophobic
Fearing confined spaces
- suffocatedKilled by airlessness
- stifledForcibly held in
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
limited · restricted · trapped · boxed-in · hemmed-in · smothered · oppressed · curtailed · inhibited · bound
chain-link
Interwoven metal fencing material
metal · iron · privacy · perimeter · boundary · wall · hedge · railing · lattice · trellis
protected
Kept from harm
- guardedWary and restrained
- securedMade fast or obtained
- safeguardedKept from harm
fortified · gated · patrolled · monitored · alarmed · surveillance · watchdog · sentry · checkpoint
fenced-infree
Without payment or restriction
liberated · unrestrained · unconstrained · unconfined · uninhibited
fence, defend, defense, offensive, defender, defending, defensive, fenced, fencing