Synonyms for shut-in
ˈʃʌtˈɪn; ˈʃʌtˌɪnshut-in

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1. invalid, shut-inadjective

   someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

   Synonyms:
   invalid

   Antonyms:
   extroversive, extraversive, ambiversive, unconfined

2. introvertish, shut-inadjective

   somewhat introverted

   Synonyms:
   homebound, housebound, introvertish

   Antonyms:
   extraversive, extroversive, unconfined, ambiversive

3. homebound, housebound, shut-inverb

   confined usually by illness

   Synonyms:
   homebound, housebound, introvertish

   Antonyms:
   unconfined, extraversive, extroversive, 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, shut in, envelop, hold in, enfold, stick in, draw in, close in, confine, inclose, put in

   Antonyms:
   extraversive, unconfined, ambiversive, extroversive

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1. Andy Lipow:

   The crude oil market is being supported by the Gulf of Mexico production shut-in. ... It is going to look to see if Tropical Storm Barry becomes a major flooding event that impacts the refining sector in Louisiana and impacts gas and diesel.

2. Scott Sheffield:

   A lot of independents will have to actually shut in production in the Permian to make room for our growth.

3. Virginia Woolf:

   Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his friends can only read the title.

4. 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.

5. Laura Ingraham:

   Every day the barbarity of the Left’s COVID lockdowns and school closures becomes more apparent, the great global resetters who love to see us shut in and shut up were fine seeing our economy destroyed – and even turning kids into screaming zombies.