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

Known for the plumes of fog that build up in the valleys between the mountains—settling like smoke over the peaks—the Smokies are teeming with plant and animal life as well as Southern culture.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of valleys

Noun

Best Clothing Deals Frequent fliers and homebodies alike all understand the importance of comfortable loungewear.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
From a $3 decorative serving bowl to a pair of linen pillows ($25), these BHG x Walmart gifts are ideal for the homebodies and interior design enthusiasts in your life.

— Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025

Definition of homebodies

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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
The rugged terrain of the Appalachian Mountains creates cool, wet forests, shaded hollows, caves, ponds and streams.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 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

Known for its famous slot canyons, Zion is ideal for hiking and canyoneering—though that doesn’t mean the less athletic traveler will come up short on things to do.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
From the layer-cake buttes of Badlands National Park to the winding canyons of the Black Hills, this part of South Dakota is legendary.

— Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Definition of canyons

Noun

Pause for lunch, then drift through fishing villages, beaches and glens that define Donegal’s rugged character.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
The eldest of Scotland’s two national parks, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, is centered around Great Britain’s largest freshwater lake, Loch Lomond, alongside the mountains, forests, and glens of the Trossachs.

— Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 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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