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confinement

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Synonyms and Antonyms of confinement

1 the act of confining or the state of being confined

some wild animals take to confinement very poorly

Synonyms of confinement

captivity, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, prison

Words Related to confinement

bondage, enslavement, servitude

restraint, restriction

arrest, capture, entrapment

custody, detainer, detainment, detention, house arrest

Near Antonyms of confinement

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 of confinement

circumscription, limitation, rein, restriction, stint

Words Related to confinement

constraint, restraint

containment, isolation, segregation

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