shut in
Never goes outside
Shut in means confined indoors, typically by illness, disability, or weather: She's been shut in with the flu all week.
As a noun, a shut-in is someone who rarely or never leaves home, often due to chronic illness or agoraphobia.
To shut someone in is to confine them by closing a door or gate.
Separately, a shut-in well is an oil or gas well that has been capped but not permanently sealed.
Confined to one's residence
- houseboundUnable to leave home
- trappedUnable to escape
- confinedKept within bounds
- quarantinedIsolated to stop infection
isolated · cooped up · caged · imprisoned · detained · restricted · bound · captive
Person choosing total seclusion
- homebodyOne preferring domestic life
- introvertOne who turns inward
- lonerOne who avoids company
- agoraphobicFears open, crowded spaces
antisocial · withdrawn · solitary · secluded · private · uncommunicative · unsociable · reticent
Unable to leave mattress
- convalescentOne recovering from illness
- invalidWithout legal force
- sicklyProne to poor health
- infirmWeak in body
ailing · incapacitated · debilitated · weakened · feeble · recovering · unwell · frail
homebound
Confined to one's residence
- houseboundUnable to leave home
- trappedUnable to escape
- confinedKept within bounds
quarantined · isolated · cooped up · caged · imprisoned · detained · restricted · bound · captive · enclosed
hermit
Person choosing total seclusion
agoraphobic · antisocial · withdrawn · solitary · secluded · private · uncommunicative · unsociable · reticent · aloof
bedridden
Unable to leave mattress
- convalescentOne recovering from illness
- invalidWithout legal force
- sicklyProne to poor health
infirm · ailing · incapacitated · debilitated · weakened · feeble · recovering · unwell · frail · disabled
isolated
Separated from others
neglected · forlorn · alienated · cut off · estranged · marooned · desolate · disconnected · forsaken · solitary
sheltered
Kept safe from harm
hidden · tucked away · shielded · insulated · cocooned · harbored · sanctuary · haven · retreat · safeguarded
shut inwanderer
Rootless, roving person
free-roaming · out and about · roamer · nomad · footloose
shut insocialite
Prominent figure in fashionable circles
social butterfly · man about town · woman about town · gadabout · extrovert
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