homebound
Confined to residence
Homebound means confined to one's home, typically due to illness, disability, or age: homebound seniors who rely on meal delivery, She's been homebound since the surgery.
The word can also mean heading home: homebound commuters, The ship was homebound after months at sea.
Context usually makes clear which sense applies.
Kept within bounds
- disabledMade unable to function
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- nonambulatoryUnable to walk
- shut-inPerson confined indoors
trapped · stuck · restricted · sedentary · accessibility · ramp · stairlift · walker
Regaining what was lost
- recuperationGradual return to health
- bedriddenUnable to leave mattress
- restingIn a state of stillness
- healingRestoration of health
caregiver · patient · therapy · rehabilitation · mending · treatment · medicine · regimen
Act of reaching destination
- reunionGathering after separation
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- embraceHold closely in arms
threshold · roots · repatriation · journey · resettlement · readjustment · anticipation · familiar
Freedom from harm
- securityProtection from threat
- refugePlace of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- protectionGuarding against harm
comfort · stability · haven · retreat · cocoon · insulated · protected · warmth
Oldest in a group
- caregiversThose who tend others
- companionshipState of having company
- isolationComplete separation from others
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
confined
Kept within bounds
- disabledMade unable to function
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- nonambulatoryUnable to walk
shut-in · trapped · stuck · restricted · sedentary · accessibility · ramp · stairlift · walker · crutches
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- recuperationGradual return to health
- bedriddenUnable to leave mattress
- restingIn a state of stillness
healing · caregiver · patient · therapy · rehabilitation · mending · treatment · medicine · regimen · nourishment
arrival
Act of reaching destination
embrace · threshold · roots · repatriation · journey · resettlement · readjustment · anticipation · familiar · belonging
safety
Freedom from harm
protection · comfort · stability · haven · retreat · cocoon · insulated · protected · warmth · quarantine
seniors
Oldest in a group
- caregiversThose who tend others
- companionshipState of having company
- isolationComplete separation from others
loneliness · geriatrics · frailty · retirement · accessibility
- populationspatients, inpatients, outpatients, elderly patients, stroke patients
- boundtied, restrained, confined, restricted, constrained
- invalidsinvalid, invalids, infirm, bedridden, incapacitated
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- homemaking skillshomemaking, meal planning, organization, decorating, housekeeping
homeboundmobile
Capable of movement
free-roaming · unconfined · ambulatory · out and about · on the go
homeboundoutbound
Headed away from origin
departing · heading out · leaving home · setting out · leaving
home, bound, boundary, household, rebound, homeland, homesick, hometown, homecoming