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confinement
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of CONFINEMENT
1
the act of confining or the state of being confined <some wild animals take to confinement very poorly>
Related Words bondage, enslavement, servitude; restraint, restriction; arrest, capture, entrapment; custody, detainer, detainment, detention, house arrest
Near Antonyms emancipation, liberation, manumission, redemption, release; freedom, independence, liberty
2
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries <the confinement of commercial development to one stretch of roadway is intended to help preserve the town's rural character>
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