What is another word for confinements?

Pronunciation: [kənfˈa͡ɪnmənts] (IPA)

Confinements are situations where someone or something is limited or restricted, and there are many synonyms for this word. Another word that can be used instead of confinement is "restriction." Other related synonyms include "limitation," "confinement," "imprisonment," "captivity," "detention," and "incarceration." These words all describe situations where someone or something is confined or restricted in some way. Whether it is a literal physical confinement, such as being put in a prison cell, or a more metaphorical confinement, such as being trapped in a bad job or relationship, these synonyms all describe the same basic concept of being limited or restricted in some way.

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Usage examples for Confinements

Cervassi says there are cases on record of painless confinements, and in my best moods I think mine is to be one of them.
"Muslin"
George Moore
Her eyelids narrowed in the midst of confinements.
"She Buildeth Her House"
Will Comfort
I have been married fifteen years: so that I annually reckon twenty-four livres for the expenses of her confinements and baptisms, one hundred and eight livres for two nurses, having generally two children out at nurse, and sometimes even three.
"A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version""
François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Commentator: John Morley Tobias Smollett H.G. Leigh

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