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incarceration

/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/noun5 syllables

Incarceration means: the state of being imprisoned.

Synonyms for incarceration3

noun, as in the state of being imprisoned

captivity, imprisonment, immurement

What does incarceration mean?1

noun

1

the state of being imprisoned“he was held in captivity until he died”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with incarceration?60

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All 60 rhymes for incarceration, grouped by syllable

Incarceration in a sentence

  • Yanni was trapped in a circle of addiction and incarceration.Amastan
  • The U.S. incarceration rate is the highest in the world.Spamster

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Forms of incarceration

as a noun

plural
incarcerations