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

Defense attorneys described their confinement as effectively punitive segregation even though the brothers had not committed disciplinary violations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

After being released from prison in December and transferred to home confinement tied to her role in a nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme, former Salt Lake City Real Housewives star Jen Shah completed serving her federal sentence on Friday. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

After his original arrest by the Mokena Police Department, Alsaidi was ordered released on conditions of electronic monitoring and home confinement by Will County Judge Theodore Jarz. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

And then to bask in that confinement, in not having to worry about lunch or dinner or changing the sheets. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026