Confinement

Synonyms of confinement

• imprisonment
• captivity
• incarceration

Antonyms of confinement

• release
• liberation
• freedom

Collocations of confinement

solitary confinement

Frequency: 80 %

The prisoner was placed in solitary confinement for a week.

house confinement

Frequency: 65 %

He was sentenced to house confinement for six months.

confinement period

Frequency: 60 %

The confinement period for the experiment lasted two weeks.

confinement cell

Frequency: 50 %

The prisoner was locked in a confinement cell for the night.

confinement area

Frequency: 45 %

Access to the confinement area is restricted to authorized personnel only.

Idiomatic Expressions for confinement

• Phrase: mental confinement
  Meaning: feeling trapped or restricted in one's thoughts or emotions
  Usage: She felt a sense of mental confinement after being in the same job for years.