Antonyms for custody
ˈkʌs tə dicus·tody

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. custody

   Bonds may be of cord, leather, or any other substance that can bind; chains are of linked metal. Manacles and handcuffs are for the hands, fetters are primarily chains or jointed iron fastenings for the feet; gyves may be for either. A shackle is a metallic ring, clasp, or bracelet-like fastening for encircling and restraining a limb: commonly one of a pair, used either for hands or feet. Bonds, fetters, and chains are used in a general way for almost any form of restraint. Gyves is now wholly poetic, and the other words are mostly restricted to the literary style; handcuffs is the specific and irons the general term in popular usage; as, the prisoner was put in irons. Bonds, chains, and shackles are frequently used in the metaphorical sense.

   Synonyms:
   bondage, bonds, chains, durance, duress, fetter, gyves, handcuffs, imprisonment, irons, manacles, shackles

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1. custody

   Antonyms:
   neglect, betrayal, exposure, abandonment, desertion, liberation, jeopardy, discharge

   Synonyms:
   keeping, guardianship, conservation, care

Matched Categories

1. • Confinement
   • Imprisonment

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. detention, detainment, hold, custodynoun

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

   "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, grip, storage area, delay, keep, cargo hold, detainment, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, hands

2. custodynoun

   holding by the police

   "the suspect is in custody"

   Synonyms:
   detainment, hands, detention, hold

3. hands, custodynoun

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

   "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

   Synonyms:
   detention, work force, detainment, workforce, hands, manpower, men, hold

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1. custodynoun

   Synonyms:
   safe-keeping, care, imprisonment

How to use custody in a sentence?

1. Kristen Clarke:

   The Constitution guarantees that people incarcerated in jails and prisons may not be detained beyond their release dates, and it is the fundamental duty of the State to ensure that all people in its custody are released on time.

2. Chris Meekins:

   We expect to be able to reunify all eligible parents who were within ICE custody this evening by the court order.

3. Polk County:

   We have no idea what outraged him so bad that more than 24 hours later, that he would come back and make an attempt to kill every one of them, it's safe. The murderer, the horrible murderer, is in custody and the community is once again safe.

4. Dave Procopio:

   We have not yet confirmed that she tried to enter the cockpit or, if she did, what her motivation for doing so was, the plane is on the ground and troopers are presently boarding it to take the passenger into custody and interview flight crew and witnesses.

5. Silky Shah:

   The death toll amassed by ICE is unacceptable and has proven that they can not be trusted to care for immigrants in their custody.

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