snowed in

Buried, can't leave

Snowed in describes being trapped or confined by heavy snowfall.

A person snowed in at home can't leave because snow blocks the doors or roads.

A cabin snowed in for the winter is inaccessible until spring thaw.

We got snowed in and had to cancel our trip.

The phrase suggests forced but often cozy confinement.

Related

staying warm · stuck · drifts · marooned · trapped · stir-crazy · cocoa · comfort food · isolation · blizzard · confined · hunkered down · blankets · buried · board games · emergency kit · power outage · hibernating

Categories
Opposites
mobility/freedom of movement

snowed infree to go

mobile · on the move · out and about · unrestricted · unimpeded

weather conditions

snowed inclear skies

Absence of cloud cover

fair weather · balmy · warm weather · heat wave · spring thaw

confinement state

snowed inunconfined

Not restricted or contained

at liberty · untrapped · liberated · released · unstuck

Family

snow, snowball, snows, snowstorm, snowed, snowflake, snowman, snowing, snowfall

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G