boxed-in
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6.3
- adjective
- Don't be surprised if you're feeling trapped or boxed in.
- feel boxed-in
Examples
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Sometimes you feel boxed in by the platform that you're creating for.
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- Hey, we're boxed in here.
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I do not have to be boxed in to one profession for the rest of my life.
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Worked, but I feel like I'm being boxed in as the guy that talks about real estate.
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The few political champions of liberty and transparency that reach levels of prominence are boxed in, harassed, or eliminated like JFK, RFK, MLK, and Paul Wellstone.
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After being stuck indoors for days, I started to feel boxed-in and wanted to go outside.
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Many artists find it challenging to create when they feel boxed-in by strict guidelines.
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Working in a small cubicle can often make employees feel boxed-in and unmotivated.
Synonyms
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2.7
A person or place with people and things all around
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3.2
A space that is too small for people to move easily
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3.7
Kept in one small space and unable to leave
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3.5
Something that is inside and surrounded by other things, like a garden or document
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5.5
Being kept in a small space makes you restless and unhappy
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4.5
In a place where you cannot escape and must face someone
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6.7
A small, closed space that makes you feel trapped
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4.1
A space surrounded on all sides and not open to the outside
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3.9
Surrounded on all sides by other things, often with no easy way out
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4.3
Tightly stuck in a small space so it cannot move
Antonyms
How Restricted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boxed-in comes from the idea of a box and in meaning 'inside', like being put into a small box where you cannot move. So, boxed-in describes feeling closed or trapped by rules, walls, or other limits.