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internment

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Synonyms and Antonyms of internment

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 of internment

captivity, confinement, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, prison

Words Related to internment

bondage, enslavement, servitude

restraint, restriction

arrest, capture, entrapment

custody, detainer, detainment, detention, house arrest

Near Antonyms of internment

emancipation, liberation, manumission, redemption, release

freedom, independence, liberty

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