Synonyms of confinement

confinement

noun

kən-ˈfīn-mənt 

1

as in captivity

the act of confining or the state of being confined

some wild animals take to confinement very poorly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• captivity
• internment
• imprisonment
• incarceration
• prison
• impoundment
• servitude
• bondage
• immurement
• enslavement
• restriction
• custody
• arrest
• detention
• capture
• restraint
• entrapment
• house arrest
• detainer
• detainment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• release
• liberation
• emancipation
• redemption
• freedom
• independence
• liberty
• manumission

2

as in restriction

the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries

the confinement of commercial development to one stretch of roadway is intended to help preserve the town's rural character

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restriction
• limitation
• constraint
• isolation
• stint
• circumscription
• segregation
• restraint
• containment
• rein

Examples of confinement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another is awaiting for sentencing, and another was sentenced to 8 months of home confinement. —Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024

For decades, animal advocates have argued fiercely over the value of incremental reforms to the factory farm system like, say, banning the most extreme forms of cage confinement. —Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024

The Indiana State Police investigated the incident and recommended criminal confinement charges against the officers. —Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2024

The author describes many aspects of life in the Vilna ghetto during her confinement there from June 1941 to September 1943. —Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2024