IMPOUND Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

impound

verb

Definition of impound

as in to confine

to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave impound stray animals

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Recent Examples of impound The prosecution alleges there is surveillance video of Burke driving his Tesla for the final time on July 29, 2025, shortly before leaving on tour, then parking it around the corner, where it was eventually impounded. — Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 28 July 2026 Police found Rivas’ remains after the Tesla was tagged as abandoned and impounded. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026 Police discovered Rivas’ remains in the Tesla after the car was tagged as abandoned and impounded. — Nancy Dillon, VIBE.com, 21 July 2026 He was transferred to a hospital, while his vehicle was impounded as evidence. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for impound

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If she’s found not guilty, she may be released or remain confined in a mental health facility.

— Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Stellarators use complex, three-dimensional magnetic fields to confine the superhot plasma needed for fusion.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of confine

Verb

In a rebuttal argument, prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo pointed to a scrapbook Davis kept containing articles about Shakur.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Details of the contract have been mostly kept secret, as both companies said the agreement contained confidential business information.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of keep

Verb

The Village Board voted to limit information collected from the cameras to be shared within Illinois only and retain data for only seven days, according to its agreement with the sheriff’s office.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Hunters will have a chance to kill more bears this year than last, but the number of bears that can be taken are still limited by region.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of limit

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People incarcerated at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York initiated an uprising by taking control of the prison, demanding better living conditions and rights.

— USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Dave Evans, a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, said Sunday that Vasquez had been released from custody while Felix remained incarcerated at the Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of incarcerate

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President Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged that the blockade has restricted the country’s ability to import essential goods, including fuel.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Even with the beta restricted to a single borough, Silvernia felt incredibly expansive, leaving me with high hopes for the final build's full world map.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of restrict

Verb

Crime, courts and policing A man falsely imprisoned for 18 years was exonerated of an Orange County robbery.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Daniels and Farinha have also both confronted their share of skeptics about the odds of turning around those who have been imprisoned as well as those heading in that direction.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of imprison

Verb

In 2020, she was jailed for taking part in an anti-police brutality protest near the Kremlin with Pussy Riot, clad in their synonymous pink balaclavas.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
The divorced father of two was jailed for a minimum of eight hours under Florida law before being released on bail.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of jail

Verb

Appropriately so, given the placid recent range and the clockwork mechanics of sector rotation and low-correlation restraining index-level volatility.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
This was the context for Justice Brewer’s remarks about Philip sober restraining Philip drunk.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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