Incarceration : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with I > Incarceration

Looking for words with meaning close to 'incarceration': discover synonyms for the word incarceration, such as imprisonment or captivity.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as incarceration. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "incarceration": imprisonment and captivity.


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Synonyms for incarceration sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for incarceration Degree of synonymy of incarceration Frequency in the language
imprisonment
   40022 1.82  
captivity
   40021 1.25  
immurement
   40015 0.02  
jailing
   30022 0.04  
gaol
   30022 0.02  
confinement
   30022 0.78  
penitentiary
   30022 2.82  
prison
   30021 66.04  
internment
   30021 0.35  
jail
   30021 70.63  
detainment
   30021 0.12  
detention
   30021 6.53  
arrest
   30015 59.55  
custody
   30009 19.25  
remand
   30006 0.16  
sentencing
   29997 1.37  
sentence
   29993 20.53  
substitution
   29993 0.41  
placement
   29993 1.92  
holding
   29987 69.22  

Lexical field of "incarceration"

imprisonment
captivity
immurement
jailing
gaol
confinement
penitentiary
prison
internment
jail
detainment
detention
arrest
custody
remand
sentencing
sentence
substitution
placement
holding
committal
institutionalization
seclusion
readmission
reclusion
intake
durance
sequestration
restraint
lockup
impoundment
durance vile
commitment
penal servitude
imprisoning
incagement
incarceritis
incarceree
encagement
confine
confinee
confiner
caging
impound
impoundage
captive
clinch
pent
closure
prisoner