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 If an underage driver is caught with alcohol and the owner of the vehicle isn’t old enough to legally drink, the car can be impounded at the owners expense for no more than 30 days for each violation. — Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Ehmen was arrested and put in jail, and his three dogs were impounded. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026 Riders who don’t meet these legal requirements can be cited and have their vehicle impounded at a fee that exceeds $2,600 a month. — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026 Three people were arrested, and 10 vehicles were impounded during that operation, according to Suffolk County Police. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impound

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Additional reporting provided Monday by East2West news agency said more than 60 employees remained confined inside the Irkutsk institute and nearly 200 people who had contact with Shipilova had been placed under observation.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
But the specialness of the event wasn’t confined only to the Sphere, as fans visited Metallica’s many experiences.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of confine

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Ellison has so far agreed to keep CBS and CNN separate and under different leadership.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Traders are now pricing in a 78% chance that the Fed will keep rates unchanged at its next meeting, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of keep

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Though pet rooms are limited and are based on availability, two dogs up to 60 lbs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
But now, Democrats are increasingly messaging on the issue as well, bringing the technology into a broader push to place guardrails on emerging technologies and limit access to people’s personal information.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of limit

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He was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder and 25 years for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and is currently incarcerated at Tennessee's Northwest Correctional Complex.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
In some states, people who were convicted of a felony or are currently incarcerated are also restricted from voting.

— TIME Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarcerate

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Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Samuel Trachtman, a political scientist with the UC Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative, argues that despite recent legislative progress on the housing crisis, state policies are restricting growth and making California more unaffordable.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of restrict

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The revolution has been crushed, tens of thousands remain imprisoned, and economic hardship has broken the backs of Egyptians.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
The Other Side of the Sun is based on the experiences of its director Sabouni, who was imprisoned there, as well as four other former inmates who survived.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of imprison

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Another suspect in the 2023 attacks, Italian anti-fascist activist Ilaria Salis, was jailed in Hungary for over a year following the assaults, resulting in a diplomatic dispute between Rome and Budapest over her treatment in detention.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Both were jailed on misdemeanor battery charges and have since been released.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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