Impoundment [noun]
Definition of Impoundment:
physical detention by force
Synonyms of Impoundment:
● Bondage
● Imprisonment
● Slavery
● Incarceration
● Confinement
● Custody
● Enthrallment
● Duress
● Thralldom
● Constraint
● Restraint
● Jail
● Enslavement
● Entombment
● Servitude
● Limbo
● Serfdom
● Subjection
● Vassalage
● Committal
● Internment
● Durance
Opposite/Antonyms of Impoundment:
● License
● Freedom
● Independence
● Liberation
● Liberty
Sentence/Example of Impoundment:
The primary recommendation is that studies be continued, to document changes that result from impoundment.
Preliminary observations on the presence of stream-inhabiting fishes in Tenkiller Reservoir, a new Oklahoma impoundment.
Water conservation, water supply, flood and drainage control, and impoundment facilities.
We impound water without knowing the effects of that impoundment on its quality.