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impoundment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of impoundment

the act of confining or the state of being confined

after his impoundment in the garage all weekend, the family dog was ready to frolic

Synonyms of impoundment

captivity, confinement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, prison

Words Related to impoundment

bondage, enslavement, servitude

restraint, restriction

arrest, capture, entrapment

custody, detainer, detainment, detention, house arrest

Near Antonyms of impoundment

emancipation, liberation, manumission, redemption, release

freedom, independence, liberty

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