Synonyms for shut in
shut in

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1. invalid, shut-inadjective

   someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

   Synonyms:
   invalid, shut-in

   Antonyms:
   extroversive, ambiversive, unconfined, extraversive

2. introvertish, shut-inadjective

   somewhat introverted

   Synonyms:
   homebound, housebound, shut-in, introvertish

   Antonyms:
   unconfined, extraversive, extroversive, ambiversive

3. homebound, housebound, shut-inverb

   confined usually by illness

   Synonyms:
   homebound, housebound, shut-in, introvertish

   Antonyms:
   extroversive, unconfined, extraversive, ambiversive

4. enclose, close in, inclose, shut inverb

   surround completely

   "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"

   Synonyms:
   enclose, enwrap, introduce, insert, wrap, envelop, hold in, enfold, stick in, draw in, close in, confine, inclose, put in

   Antonyms:
   extroversive, unconfined, extraversive, ambiversive

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1. Ron Bailey:

   We've actually shut in everything at Kinosis and our priority is not to bring Kinosis back on production, we will be focusing on understanding the root cause of any failure here and the reliability of our systems before we ever start up this system again.

2. Lola Gomez:

   We've been separated before, but this isn't like Christmas or summer time, when it's long but you're doing a million other things, this quarantine means a lot of time alone, thinking, asking yourself questions - a lot of time shut in too. You miss your partner so much more. To be honest, we're having a rough time of it.

3. Sukrit Vijayakar:

   The move increases the risk that Libyan oil output will be shut in as the NOC in Tripoli is the only legal entity with the right to sell oil.

4. Tariq Zahir:

   We were not totally surprised with the draw after the shut-in in Canadian production.

5. Kent Bayazitoglu:

   Some producers will likely be forced to shut in some output because they won't get a decent price for their product, and some of the gas that is produced will probably make its way to the oversupplied U.S. market.