Synonyms for containment
kənˈteɪn məntcon·tain·ment

Princeton's WordNet

1. containmentnoun

   a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully

   "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

2. containmentnoun

   (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor

3. containmentnoun

   the act of containing; keeping something from spreading

   "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"

Matched Categories

1. • Physics
   • Policy
   • Restraint
   • System

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1. List of paraphrases for "containment":

   confining, confinement, lockdown, contention, restraint, impoundment, damming, encirclement, isolation, contain, limitation, restraining, retention

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1. Robert Quigley:

   Social distancing, one of the recommended mitigation strategies, may be difficult to implement with some cultures accustomed to intimate contact a handshake, kissing, hugging, and not all public health resources are created equal. The measures of containment, screening, quarantine, isolation may vary from one jurisdiction to another. Italy is the European nation with the greatest number of air connections with China, so it is no surprise that this country has been hit the hardest.

2. Kim Jong:

   And if North Korea hasn't made any credible steps then the concern is that President US Donald Trump might consider military options even before considering long term containment and deterrence, there's no telling what President US Donald Trump will decide to do.

3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   As of this moment, this (containment) is being done in the best possible way, but the challenge is yet ahead of us given the weather conditions, the winds and the extreme heat.

4. Scott McLean:

   You don’t just throw resources at a wildfire, it’s like a battle -- you have to think what will be the most effective. Cal Fire usually depends on a mix of bulldozers, fire engines, inmate crews, and helicopters or airplanes, which disperse things like fire retardant, to stop wildfires. Using containment lines, or large areas where a bulldozer cuts away vegetation to the point where only dirt remains, is very common, he said. But this isn’t always an accessible option.

5. Alexander Grushko:

   There cannot be a return to 'business as usual' with NATO as long as the alliance does not reconsider its containment policy toward Russia and does stop bloating the myth of a military threat from Russia.