REMANDING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

remanding

verb

present participle of remand

as in incarcerating

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for remanding

Verb

Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026

Definition of incarcerating

Verb

Use a summer-friendly baby carrier The combination of your body heat and the carrier’s confining space can make an infant hot and bothered within a matter of minutes.

— Nancy Mattia, Parents, 8 July 2026
Plants are also unbothered by confining pavement and other urban challenges.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Definition of confining

Verb

DeSantis credited the site with detaining almost 21,000 immigrants and touted it as a model for how states could partner with the federal government on immigration enforcement.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
The community response team was named in honor of an Antioch man who died in December 2020, after experiencing a medical emergency while Antioch officers were detaining him during a mental health crisis.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Definition of detaining

Verb

The turn of events prompt the narrator to re-examine his life as a gay Latine son of immigrants whose hometown is now imprisoning people like him.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.

— Nathan Ellgren, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Definition of imprisoning

Verb

Also contentious was last year’s jailing of former Trade Minister Thomas Lembong over sugar import permits a decade ago despite no evidence of personal financial gain.

— Chandra Asmara, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Officials have said that the hope is to provide safer jailing of people in custody, in smaller population numbers, closer to their communities.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of jailing

Verb

Nolan, energized by the self-restraining power of modern morality, turns an epic poem prosaic.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
Joseph knew Skyler was restrained and had purchased duct tape and Ace bandages earlier that day for the purpose of restraining him, the statement said.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Definition of restraining

Verb

Adding Griezmann to the same lineup creates a counterattacking threat that could make opponents more cautious about committing forward, which would mean fewer runners for the back line to deal with.

— Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
In 2022, that person was charged with committing a hate crime against his neighbors in Bellingham, Washington.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of committing

Verb

In true British fashion, Bellingham was holding a cup of barbecue beans in the photo.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Heading into the final weekend of the tournament, Messi led the Golden Boot race over talented players far younger, tied with France’s Kylian Mbappe at eight goals, but holding the edge with four assists to three.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of holding

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

remanded

remanding

remands

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Remanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remanding. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of remanding

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

dog days

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Games & Quizzes