Synonyms of internment

internment

noun

in-ˈtərn-mənt 

as in captivity

the act of confining or the state of being confined

the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• captivity
• incarceration
• imprisonment
• confinement
• prison
• impoundment
• enslavement
• servitude
• immurement
• bondage
• custody
• detention
• arrest
• restriction
• capture
• house arrest
• detainment
• restraint
• entrapment
• detainer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberation
• release
• redemption
• emancipation
• freedom
• liberty
• independence
• manumission

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of internment

During the special, Klepper travels to a peaceful nude bike rally against ICE internment camps holding people without due process. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 June 2026

In California, language related to the internment of Japanese Americans at the Manzanar National Historic Site, as well as the history of Indigenous people in Death Valley and Muir Woods came under scrutiny. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026

But with Questions 27 & 28, Yamashita is not just seeking to interpret the loyalty debate, and perhaps the experience of internment, by writing fiction about it. — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026

Tursun, 36, told us that her newborn son — one of triplets — had been killed by the Chinese Communist Party and that she was tortured in internment camps. — Michael Arkush, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026