Synonyms of internment

internment

noun

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
• bondage
• immurement
• custody
• detention
• arrest
• restriction
• capture
• detainment
• entrapment
• house arrest
• detainer
• restraint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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