confinement vs constraint

confinement and constraint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confinement	Yes	No	No	No
constraint	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, constraint is a hyponym of confinement; that is, constraint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confinement:

confinement: the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
constraint: the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

Other hyponyms of confinement include classification, specification, stipulation, circumscription.

As nouns, constraint is a hyponym of confinement; that is, constraint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confinement:

confinement: the state of being confined
constraint: the state of being physically constrained

Other hyponyms of confinement include restraint, captivity, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, custody, detainment, detention, hold, solitary, solitary confinement.

confinement (noun)	constraint (noun)
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them	the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)	a device that retards something's motion
the state of being confined	the state of being physically constrained
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

confinement vs constraint

confinement and constraint both are nouns.

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