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Synonyms for Shut-in (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury):
invalid, invalid

WordNet sense 2 (somewhat introverted):
introvertish

WordNet sense 3 (directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings):
introversive, introvertive

WordNet sense 4 (confined usually by illness):
housebound, homebound

WordNet sense 5 (not free to move about):
confined


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