Confinement and Release

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Confinement noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.

Usage example: some wild animals take to confinement very poorly

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Release is an antonym for confinement.

Nearby Words: confine, confined, confining

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

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Confinement is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

last	last confinement	last release
virtual	virtual confinement	virtual release

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Release and Confinement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/confinement/release

Confinement & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/confinement/release>.

Release or Confinement. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/confinement/release.

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