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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confinement

Creativity actually lives most powerfully when there is some confinement, some restriction. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Senate Minority Leader John Curran offered companion legislation to detain those accused of a new felony while on home confinement and likewise has proposed eliminating the mandatory two days to roam freely. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Pernik argued that the prosecution did not meet the burden of showing that Ramon’s release would cause a substantial likelihood of great bodily harm, requesting he instead be granted a less restrictive option such as home confinement. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026

The counterculture promised liberation from such confinement. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026