SHUT-INS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

shut-ins

noun

plural of shut-in

as in hermits

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Noun

It’s known for outlaws, hermits, drugs, hippies, and an aversion to outsiders — like the much ballyhooed Humboldt County across the Californian border but way more under the radar.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026
Forest monks, anchorites, and hermits have made similar sacrifices in the name of God.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025

Definition of hermits

Noun

Both areas have deep sediment soil that sit atop alluvial valleys.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
High temperatures will be in the 90s to low 100s in the valleys, with the Antelope Valley in the 100s, and in the 70s to 80s in coastal areas, according to the National Weather Service.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of valleys

Noun

Powering these devices — along with air-conditioning units that are running more thanks homebodies — has also gotten more expensive.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Best Clothing Deals Frequent fliers and homebodies alike all understand the importance of comfortable loungewear.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026

Definition of homebodies

Noun

Aging often creates hollows around the eyes, temples and cheeks.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

Definition of hollows

Noun

According to professionals, during an active infestation, the family would typically find 20 to 30 recluses in their traps overnight.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Brown Recluses Brown recluses are not native to North Carolina, but they can be encountered in the Western tip of the state.

— Eva Flowe May 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026

Definition of recluses

Noun

Just last month, the probe tracked a frenetic cluster of 30 dust devils swirling through the canyons of Mamers Valles, also in the northern hemisphere.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026
The fleeing bear apparently had come to the foot of one of those vertical lava cliffs that make the walls of these canyons straight-sided and impassable in places.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of canyons

Noun

One of the finest temperate rain forests in the United States, the Hoh Rain Forest is worth visiting just for fantastical trails like the Hall of Mosses and Hoh River Trail, which wind through peaceful glens of trees positively dripping with moss.

— Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Pause for lunch, then drift through fishing villages, beaches and glens that define Donegal’s rugged character.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026

Definition of glens

Noun

From here the route winds south past the town of Telluride, with its legendary skiing and film, jazz and bluegrass festivals, and out to Mesa Verde National Park, where Puebloan people carved gorgeous cliff dwellings in the buttes and gorges.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
With peaks up to 1,531 metres and cut through by deep gorges, these mountains are wild and spectacular, said Oliver Smith in the Financial Times.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 14 June 2026

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