shut-in
Never goes out
A shut-in is someone confined to their home, typically due to illness, disability, or age.
The term carries connotations of isolation and limited mobility: Meals on Wheels delivers food to shut-ins.
As an adjective, shut-in describes this state of confinement: She became shut-in after breaking her hip.
Unable to leave home
- homeboundConfined to one's residence
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- recluseOne choosing isolation
- lonerOne who avoids company
introvert · solitary · withdrawn · antisocial · agoraphobic · isolated · secluded · cloistered
Unable to leave mattress
- invalidWithout legal force
- immobileUnable to shift
- disabledMade unable to function
- incapacitatedMade unable to act
infirm · ailing · debilitated · frail · housebound · recovering · convalescent · homecare
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- depressionProlonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- agoraphobiaFear of public spaces
alienation · withdrawal · despair · desolation · disconnection · therapy · coping · stir-crazy
Complete separation from others
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- self-isolationVoluntary separation from others
- contagionDisease spread by contact
outbreak · immunocompromised · symptomatic · quarantined · infectious · exposure · contact-tracing · restricted
Fixed and unchangeable
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- securedMade fast or obtained
- deadboltKey-operated door lock
fortified · gated · surveillance · alarm · protected · sheltered · safehouse · reinforced
housebound
Unable to leave home
- homeboundConfined to one's residence
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- recluseOne choosing isolation
loner · introvert · solitary · withdrawn · antisocial · agoraphobic · isolated · secluded · cloistered · confined
bedridden
Unable to leave mattress
incapacitated · infirm · ailing · debilitated · frail · housebound · recovering · convalescent · homecare · caregiver
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- depressionProlonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
agoraphobia · alienation · withdrawal · despair · desolation · disconnection · therapy · coping · stir-crazy
isolation
Complete separation from others
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- self-isolationVoluntary separation from others
contagion · outbreak · immunocompromised · symptomatic · quarantined · infectious · exposure · contact-tracing · restricted · containment
locked-in
Fixed and unchangeable
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- securedMade fast or obtained
deadbolt · fortified · gated · surveillance · alarm · protected · sheltered · safehouse · reinforced · sealed
- introvertsintrovert, introverted, shy, reserved, loner
- lonershermit, recluse, loner, lone wolf, introvert
- staying homehomebody, cocooning, nesting, indoors, housebound
- homebodieshomebody, couch potato, recluse, hermit, introvert
- invalidsinvalid, invalids, infirm, bedridden, incapacitated
- well controlBOP, kick, blowout, wellhead, pressure control
shut-inunconfined
Not restricted or contained
out and about · gadabout · free-roaming · mobile · on the go
shut-insocialite
Prominent figure in fashionable circles
social butterfly · extrovert · party animal · man about town · woman about town
shut-inoutdoorsman
Wilderness activity enthusiast
outdoorswoman · adventurer · explorer · go-getter · busybody
shutter, shutdown, shuts, shutting, shutout, shuttered, shutdowns, shutoff, unshut