Synonyms for immurement
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls.
Forms
- Plural
- immurements → imprisonments, captivities, confinements, incarcerations…
Example sentences
- imprisonment The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.
- captivity In captivity, a giraffe may live up to 40 years old.
- confinement Bruno spends his birthday in solitary confinement.
- incarceration The U.S. incarceration rate is the highest in the world.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| immurement | rising | |
| imprisonment | falling | |
| captivity | rising | |
| confinement | falling | |
| incarceration | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- captivity4
- 11 letters
- confinement3
- 12 letters
- imprisonment4
- 13 letters
- incarceration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (captivity4 = 4 syllables).