confinement

confinement

noun

Definition of CONFINEMENT

1

the act of confining or the state of being confined <some wild animals take to confinement very poorly>

Synonyms captivity, confinement, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, prison

Related Words bondage, enslavement, servitude; restraint, restriction; arrest, capture, entrapment; custody, detainer, detainment, detention, house arrest

Near Antonyms emancipation, liberation, manumission, redemption, release; freedom, independence, liberty

2

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 circumscription, confinement, limitation, rein, stint

Related Words constraint, restraint; containment, isolation, segregation