impoundment

[im-pound-muhnt] / ɪmˈpaʊnd mənt /

NOUN

captivity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bondage confinement custody imprisonment incarceration slavery

STRONG

committal constraint durance duress enslavement enthrallment entombment internment jail limbo restraint serfdom servitude subjection thralldom vassalage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

freedom liberation liberty

WEAK

independence license

Example Sentences

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The courts have yet to rule on tariffs and impoundments, and those “savings” could prove ephemeral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

But by the time Richard Nixon entered office in 1969, impoundments weren’t just about efficiency.

From Barron's • Oct. 6, 2025

But the big point here is not the technical one that general impoundments are illegal.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

Groups like Earthjustice have sued the EPA to force the agency to regulate these so-called "legacy" impoundments.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2023

Yet spraying has been permitted to cause heavy losses in existing impoundments.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson