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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lockdown"

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Word	Definition
confinementnoun	The act of confining or the state of being confined.
lockupnoun	(slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
confined	Not free to move.
containmentnoun	(uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
blockadenoun	The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
shutverb	(transitive, intransitive) To close, in various senses.
confining	limiting; restrictive
embargonoun	A ban on trade with another country.
shelternoun	(countable) Somewhere one can find protection.
unlockingverb	(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
curfewnoun	Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
closenoun	(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
lockoutnoun	(labour) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
closurenoun	An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
isolateverb	(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
impoundmentnoun	The act of impounding.
blockingnoun	The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
lock-upnoun	Alternative form of lockup. [(slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.]
blockagenoun	(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
lock-innoun	(law) A situation in which members of an industry have agreed to adopt a certain standard and have retooled their production to meet this standard, thus making it very costly to change to a different standard.