fenced in
Surrounded by barriers
Fenced in describes being enclosed by a fence or barrier, literally or figuratively.
A fenced-in yard keeps children and pets contained.
The figurative sense suggests restriction or confinement: She felt fenced in by her parents' expectations.
The phrase implies boundaries imposed from outside rather than chosen.
Confined, bordered space
- penInk-filled writing tool
- corralFenced livestock enclosure
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- yardLinear measure or grounds
compound · perimeter · cage · coop · stockade · palisade · surrounded · bordered
Kept within bounds
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- limitedRestricted in extent
- trappedUnable to escape
- curtailedCut short prematurely
restrained · constricted · boxed in · caged · cooped up · penned in · bottled up · held back
enclosure
Confined, bordered space
yard · compound · perimeter · cage · coop · stockade · palisade · surrounded · bordered · hemmed in
confined
Kept within bounds
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- limitedRestricted in extent
- trappedUnable to escape
curtailed · restrained · constricted · boxed in · caged · cooped up · penned in · bottled up · held back · landlocked
- expressions about containmentboxed in, bottled up, hemmed in, penned in, locked in
- farm idiomsmake hay while the sun shines, cream of the crop, put the cart before the horse, till the cows come home, buy the farm
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
fenced inopen
Not closed
unfenced · unenclosed · unconfined · open range · free range
fenced infree
Without payment or restriction
free-roaming · at liberty · liberated · unrestrained · uncaged
fenced infree
Without payment or restriction
liberated · unconstrained · unencumbered · uninhibited · open
fence, defense, defender, defending, defensive, fenced, defenseless, fencing, fences