impounded

verb

Definition of impoundednext
past tense of impound
as in confined
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave impound stray animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounded
  1. kept
  2. incarcerated
  3. imprisoned
  4. limited
  5. restricted
  6. held
  7. jailed
  8. restrained
Verb
  • Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The victim who made the allegation is being kept updated with any progress.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of kept
Verb
  • He is currently incarcerated at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, according to online records from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Currently incarcerated in Utah, YoungBoy faces six charges of possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, as well as charges related to a pattern of unlawful activity stemming from a May 2023 arrest.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of incarcerated
Verb
  • Fifteen young Black girls, ranging in age from 12 to 15—though some survivors recall there being closer to 30—were imprisoned for challenging segregation laws.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • They were first imprisoned at Pawiak, in Warsaw, where they were tortured, Scorsese said.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of imprisoned
Verb
  • You May Also Like But Mima isn’t limited to fashion.
    WWD, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The tsunami hazard area in Manhattan Beach is essentially limited to the beach and pier on the coastal side of the Strand, the walking-and-biking path that separates the sand from luxury homes.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of limited
Verb
  • In response, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily restricted drone flights over these locations.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Nominees did however have to play at least one domestic film festival, and were restricted to North America and the Indigenous Nations of Turtle Island.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of restricted
Verb
  • In 2004, the Defense Advanced Research Projects agency (DARPA) held the Grand Challenge, a 150 mile course in the Mojave desert to spur development of autonomous vehicles.
    Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The announcement came at a celebration of the Endowment’s 100th anniversary held at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of held
Verb
  • Her sister was jailed in 2018 for leading a women’s rights group and remains under a travel ban, unable to leave the country.
    Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione remained jailed without bail in Pennsylvania, where he was initially charged with gun and forgery offenses.
    Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of jailed
Verb
  • Penny, a passenger on his way from a college class to the gym, grabbed Neely from behind in a chokehold, forced him to the train floor and restrained him there for several minutes.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Penny, a passenger, grabbed Neely from behind in a chokehold, forced him to the train floor and restrained him there for several minutes.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of restrained
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near impounded

impound

impounded

impounding

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Impounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounded. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on impounded

Nglish: Translation of impounded for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

More Words with Remarkable Origins

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
confused man standing between two doors
One Word or Two? Take the Quiz! Some words just need a little space.