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

Brown’s attorney, Ellen Comley, asked that he be sentenced to probation and home confinement. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

The first year was to be served in home confinement without electronic monitoring. — Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Judge rejects $1 million bond proposal Petruzzi proposed releasing Handal on a $1 million personal surety bond secured by his Miami home, with home confinement and surrender of travel documents. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Unlike the full theory of the strong force, which operates in three spatial dimensions, this model reduces the problem to a one-dimensional chain while retaining key features such as charges, strings, and confinement. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026