IMPOUNDMENT Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

impoundment

noun

im-ˈpau̇n(d)-mənt

Definition of impoundment

as in captivity

the act of confining or the state of being confined after his impoundment in the garage all weekend, the family dog was ready to frolic

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Recent Examples of impoundment Turning off or tampering with these devices can lead to hefty fines, furious insurance companies, government inspections, and even impoundment. — David Szondy may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026 The cost estimate for cleanup of the underwater waste, known as the northern impoundment of the San Jacinto waste pits, has now climbed to a quarter of a billion dollars. — Rebekah F. Ward, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026 Other proposals include the impoundment of vehicles that have been caught repeatedly violating the law. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026 Hernandez’s remains were found in the trunk of a Tesla registered in Burke’s name last year after residents in the Hollywood Hills complained the vehicle may have been abandoned, leading to its impoundment. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impoundment

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Noun

As Koschei the Deathless stirs from millennia-long captivity, powerful allies close in to reclaim the human lands.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
For the project, focused on ending the captivity of dolphins and whales in marine parks, Panettiere was photographed in a tiny bathtub.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of captivity

Noun

While the boys were raised in Hiroshima, their parents and new baby brother were sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, as the fighting continued.

— Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Established in 1855 as a military post to fight against the Mescalero Apache, the fort went on to play a minor role in the Civil War and later served as a tuberculosis sanitorium and a World War II internment camp.

— Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026

Definition of internment

Noun

Laws regarding incarceration of youthful offenders — age 25 or younger at the time of the crime — have evolved since the siblings were tried.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
His father, Michael Spitze, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison in May after admitting to trying to tamper with witnesses during his son’s incarceration.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of incarceration

Noun

She was released in December 2025 and has spent another eight months under house arrest or in halfway-house confinement.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
In 1842, the appellate court reduced the offense from a premeditated breach of duty to a negligent one, acquitted Ebel of founding a sect, and quashed his confinement.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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