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box (in)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of box (in)

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

upon attempting to leave, we discovered we were completely boxed in by other cars

Synonyms of box (in)

cage, closet, coop (up), corral, encage, encase, enclose (also inclose), envelop, fence (in), hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)

Words Related to box (in)

bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict

encircle, encompass, enfold, enframe, enlace, frame, ring, surround

armor, cocoon, encapsulate, encapsule, encyst, ensheathe, ensphere, enwomb

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