confinement
nounHow many syllables in confinement?
There are 3 syllables in the word confinement.How to pronounce confinement:
Definition of confinement:
- confinement (noun):
- lying-in
- being confined
- an act of confining the state of being confined
- the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them.
Synonyms for confinement:
captivity
childbed
commitment
committal
custody
detention
house arrest
impoundment
imprisonment
incarceration
internment
labor
labour
lying-in
parturiency
porridge
prison
restraint
restriction
travail
Antonyms for confinement:
acquittal
advantage
aggression
aid
allowance
assistance
beginning
continuation
discharge
emancipation
encouragement
extension
extent
freedom
go
help
increase
independence
infinity
liberating
liberation
liberty
licence
license
opening
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