imprisonment - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for imprisonment ?

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Noun

the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

Synonyms

• imprisonment
• internment

More generic

• confinement

More specific

• custody
• false imprisonment
• lockdown

Noun

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

Synonyms

• imprisonment

More generic

• penalisation
• penalization
• penalty
• punishment

Noun

the state of being imprisoned

Synonyms

• captivity
• immurement
• imprisonment
• incarceration

More generic

• confinement

More specific

• durance
• internment
• life imprisonment

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