custody - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

Synonyms

• custody
• hands

More generic

• guardianship
• keeping
• safekeeping

Noun

holding by the police

Synonyms

• custody

More generic

• imprisonment
• internment

Noun

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

Synonyms

• custody
• detainment
• detention
• hold

More generic

• confinement

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