Words Like CONTAINMENT

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CONTAINMENT.

2 Alternative Words Similar to containment

1 Restraint Noun      Hypernym Words Like Restraint
2 System Noun      Hypernym Words Like System

1 examples of containment

1 the containment of the rebellion

8 definitions of containment

1 the act of containing or something contained
2 a policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War
3 a physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
4 an inclusion
5 That which is contained or comprised; extent; contents.
6 the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
7 (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
8 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
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