780 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ ɪmpɹˈɪzən], [ ɪmpɹˈɪzən], [ ɪ_m_p_ɹ_ˈɪ_z_ə_n]

Similar words for imprison:

• gaol (noun)
• imprison (noun)
• jail (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• arrest (verb)
• cage (verb)
• commit (verb)
• confine (verb)
• confine; put in jail (verb)
• constrain (verb)
• convict (verb)
• coop (verb)
• enclose (verb)
• enslave (verb)
• hold (verb)
• imprison (verb)
• incarcerate (verb)
• jail (verb)
• punish (verb)
• restrain (verb)
• sentence (verb)
• shut (verb)
• social (verb)
• other synonyms
• cage
• close
• enclose
• immure
• other relevant words
• restrain

How to use "imprison" in context?

Paraphrases for imprison

Hyponyms for imprison

Synonyms for Imprison:

• n.

  •
  • hold someone for ransom.
  • gaol (noun)
  • gaol.
  • imprison (noun)
  • jug,
  • lag.
  • jail (noun)
  • clap under hatches,
  • dress in steel,
  • hold as hostage,
  • slap in the can,
  • bolt in,
  • throw in jail,
  • keep in,
  • keep as captive,
  • commit to an institution,
  • lay in lavender,
  • box in.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • action,
  • criminality.

• v.

  • arrest (verb)
  • de-tains,
  • tossing in jail,
  • tosses jail,
  • putting arm on,
  • gloms,
  • de-tain,
  • puts the arm on,
  • putting the arm on,
  • tost jail,
  • glommed,
  • puts the cuffs on,
  • puts cuffs on,
  • de tain,
  • put arm on,
  • glomming,
  • took prisoner,
  • put cuffs on,
  • takes prisoner,
  • tosses in jail,
  • tossed in jail,
  • tossing jail,
  • taking prisoner,
  • tossed jail,
  • tost in jail,
  • putting the cuffs on,
  • putting cuffs on,
  • puts arm on,
  • toss jail,
  • de tains.
  • cage (verb)
  • cooping up,
  • shutting in,
  • fences in,
  • fencing in,
  • closes in,
  • shuts in,
  • coops up.
  • commit (verb)
  • dis-patch,
  • de legates,
  • puts in the hands of,
  • relies upon,
  • turned over to,
  • de-legates,
  • making responsible for,
  • de-posit,
  • in trusting,
  • pro-mises,
  • pro mise,
  • de-posits,
  • in-vests,
  • de livering,
  • gave to do,
  • relied upon,
  • re move,
  • putting the hands of,
  • relies up on,
  • giving do,
  • putting hands of,
  • in-trust,
  • de positing,
  • in vest,
  • dis patch,
  • made responsible for,
  • de posited,
  • de livered,
  • gives to do,
  • puts the hands of,
  • dis-patches,
  • leaving to,
  • put the hands of,
  • in-trusts,
  • makes responsible for,
  • put hands of,
  • dis-patching,
  • depended upon,
  • de-livers,
  • grants authority,
  • pro-mise,
  • conferred trust,
  • dis-patched,
  • putting in hands of,
  • in vested,
  • in vests,
  • granted authority,
  • depending upon,
  • relying up on,
  • left to,
  • de posit,
  • de legate,
  • gives do,
  • conferring trust,
  • gave do,
  • in-trusting,
  • de posits,
  • in vesting,
  • re-moves,
  • de-livered,
  • dis patching,
  • relied up on,
  • in-vested,
  • re moved,
  • de-liver,
  • rely up on,
  • confers trust,
  • de-positing,
  • dis patches,
  • puts hands of,
  • granting authority,
  • de-legate,
  • re-legate,
  • leaved to,
  • pro mises,
  • giving to do,
  • re-move,
  • de-livering,
  • put in hands of,
  • re legates,
  • de liver,
  • re-legates,
  • depend up on,
  • turning over to,
  • depends upon,
  • re legate,
  • in trusted,
  • re moving,
  • in-vesting,
  • in-vest,
  • depending up on,
  • depends up on,
  • in trusts,
  • puts in hands of,
  • relying upon,
  • re-moving,
  • dis patched,
  • putting in the hands of,
  • in-trusted,
  • leaves to,
  • turns over to,
  • de livers,
  • give do,
  • de-posited,
  • depended up on.
  • confine (verb)
  • in tern,
  • de limiting,
  • re press,
  • cools down,
  • re presses,
  • re-pressing,
  • de limited,
  • sending up,
  • re pressing,
  • puts lid on,
  • in terns,
  • putting lid on,
  • in-tern,
  • puts ice,
  • puts a lid on,
  • putting a lid on,
  • re-press,
  • puts on ice,
  • putting ice,
  • put ice,
  • re-presses,
  • re-strict,
  • re pressed,
  • hog tie,
  • re strict,
  • putting on ice,
  • in-terns,
  • de-limits,
  • de limit,
  • de-limiting,
  • de-limited,
  • de limits,
  • de-limit.
  • confine; put in jail (verb)
  • keep,
  • keep in custody,
  • nab,
  • curb,
  • lock in,
  • apprehend,
  • hold in custody,
  • remand,
  • rail in,
  • trammel,
  • limit,
  • keep captive,
  • put away,
  • circumscribe,
  • check,
  • bottle up,
  • occlude,
  • hold hostage,
  • stockade.
  • constrain (verb)
  • dis allowed,
  • with holds,
  • with-holds,
  • dis-allowing,
  • dis allow,
  • kept lid on,
  • holds in,
  • cooled off,
  • with holding,
  • cools off,
  • with held,
  • puts half nelson on,
  • concusses,
  • with-hold,
  • dis-allows,
  • dis-allow,
  • dis allows,
  • with hold,
  • with-held,
  • dis-allowed,
  • dis allowing,
  • holds down,
  • keeps lid on,
  • putting half nelson on,
  • keeping lid on,
  • holding down.
  • convict (verb)
  • pronouncing guilty,
  • declares guilty,
  • sending the river,
  • passes sentence on,
  • sent river,
  • puts the screws to,
  • passing sentence on,
  • pronounced guilty,
  • sends river,
  • sends up river,
  • sent up river,
  • sent up the river,
  • bring justice,
  • sends up the river,
  • throws the book at,
  • throwing book at,
  • throwing the book at,
  • passed sentence on,
  • pronounces guilty,
  • sent the river,
  • sending river,
  • putting screws to,
  • throws book at,
  • threw book at,
  • puts screws to,
  • send river,
  • send the river,
  • declared guilty,
  • threw the book at,
  • sends the river,
  • send up river,
  • declaring guilty,
  • putting the screws to,
  • sending up river.
  • coop (verb)
  • held captive,
  • co-oping,
  • holds prisoner,
  • holds captive,
  • holding captive,
  • co oping,
  • put under lock key,
  • puts under lock and key,
  • held prisoner,
  • puts under lock key,
  • holding prisoner,
  • putting under lock key,
  • co oped,
  • putting under lock and key,
  • co-oped.
  • enclose (verb)
  • cover,
  • embrace,
  • surround,
  • corral,
  • contain,
  • encircle,
  • envelop,
  • trap,
  • encompass.
  • enslave (verb)
  • dis-franchises,
  • dis-franchising,
  • gets hooks in to,
  • keeps under thumb,
  • keeping under thumb,
  • re-duce,
  • dis enfranchising,
  • in-denture,
  • puts irons,
  • got hooks in to,
  • gotten hooks in to,
  • sub-jugate,
  • gets hooks into,
  • dis-enfranchising,
  • sub jugate,
  • gat hooks in to,
  • in denture,
  • kept under thumb,
  • dis enfranchise,
  • got hooks into,
  • dis-enfranchises,
  • re duce,
  • getting hooks into,
  • dis franchises,
  • re duces,
  • sub due,
  • dis-franchised,
  • disfranchises,
  • putting irons,
  • sub-dues,
  • gotten hooks into,
  • getting hooks in to,
  • dis enfranchised,
  • put irons,
  • dis franchise,
  • disenfranchises,
  • dis-enfranchise,
  • gat hooks into,
  • dis franchising,
  • sub-due,
  • get hooks in to,
  • dis-franchise,
  • sub dues,
  • dis franchised,
  • puts in irons,
  • in dentures,
  • dis enfranchises,
  • re-duces,
  • putting in irons,
  • dis-enfranchised,
  • in-dentures.
  • hold (verb)
  • kept close,
  • vised,
  • re tain,
  • re-tains,
  • putting lock on,
  • putting a lock on,
  • not let goes,
  • Viseing,
  • puts a lock on,
  • keeping close,
  • puts lock on,
  • vising,
  • staid put,
  • Viseed,
  • freezes to,
  • not let going,
  • not let went,
  • freezing to,
  • stayed put,
  • froze to,
  • stays put,
  • re tains,
  • re-tain,
  • corks up.
  • imprison (verb)
  • fence,
  • handcuff,
  • harness,
  • tether,
  • condemn,
  • straight jacket,
  • collar,
  • manacle,
  • fetter,
  • shackle,
  • bridle.
  • incarcerate (verb)
  • bastilling,
  • takes away,
  • bastilled.
  • jail (verb)
  • threw in dungeon,
  • throw away keys,
  • throws dungeon,
  • throwing away the keys,
  • throwing in dungeon,
  • threw away the keys,
  • threw dungeon,
  • throwing away keys,
  • threw away keys,
  • throws in dungeon,
  • putting behind bars,
  • throws away the keys,
  • throwing dungeon,
  • puts behind bars,
  • throws away keys,
  • throw dungeon.
  • punish (verb)
  • chastise,
  • try,
  • lambaste,
  • pillory,
  • judge,
  • fine,
  • correct,
  • agonize,
  • distress,
  • chasten,
  • execute,
  • Keelhaul,
  • punish,
  • afflict,
  • avenge,
  • crucify,
  • discipline,
  • burden,
  • reprise,
  • castigate,
  • torture,
  • penalize,
  • persecute,
  • anguish.
  • restrain (verb)
  • keep line,
  • de barring,
  • keeping down,
  • re straining,
  • pre-vents,
  • de-barring,
  • pre vents,
  • sits on,
  • keeping in line,
  • choked back,
  • pro scribe,
  • sate on,
  • cracked down,
  • choking back,
  • de-bar,
  • pro-scribe,
  • cracking down,
  • de-bars,
  • re-strains,
  • kept in line,
  • pro-scribed,
  • chokes back,
  • cracks down,
  • pro scribing,
  • de bars,
  • pro scribed,
  • pre-venting,
  • re-straining,
  • keeps down,
  • pre-vented,
  • re strain,
  • pro scribes,
  • keeps line,
  • re strained,
  • de bar,
  • re-strained,
  • pre venting,
  • re-strain,
  • pre-vent,
  • de-barred,
  • kept line,
  • keeping line,
  • re strains,
  • de barred,
  • keeps in line,
  • pre vent.
  • sentence (verb)
  • de-voting,
  • send prison,
  • de vote,
  • de voted,
  • de-vote,
  • sent to prison,
  • passing judgment,
  • sends prison,
  • take fall,
  • took fall,
  • sending prison,
  • sending to prison,
  • de votes,
  • taking fall,
  • passed judgment,
  • sends to prison,
  • de voting,
  • taking the fall,
  • de-votes,
  • takes the fall,
  • sent prison,
  • took the fall,
  • takes fall,
  • passes judgment,
  • de-voted.
  • shut (verb)
  • dropping curtain,
  • battens down,
  • drops the curtain,
  • walling off,
  • battened down,
  • dropped the curtain,
  • dropping the curtain,
  • putting to,
  • dropt the curtain,
  • walled off,
  • folds up,
  • folded up,
  • battening down,
  • drops curtain,
  • walls off,
  • puts to,
  • closes down,
  • folding up,
  • dropped curtain,
  • dropt curtain.
  • social (verb)
  • imprison.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • send down,
  • wall up,
  • clap in,
  • restrict.
  •
  • pen in,
  • committal,
  • quarantine,
  • closet,
  • institutionalize,
  • intern.
  •
  • recapture,
  • take down,
  • bang up,
  • cloister.
  •
  • detain.
  •
  • capture,
  • throw.
  •
  • corner.
  •
  • catch.
  • cage
  • Encage.
  • close
  • shut.
  • enclose
  • environ,
  • encase,
  • fence off,
  • block off,
  • Mures,
  • blockaded,
  • sets apart,
  • enclosed,
  • encasing,
  • locked in,
  • Mure,
  • box up,
  • blockading,
  • set apart,
  • encases,
  • setting apart,
  • enshrouded,
  • fenced off,
  • mew,
  • wall in,
  • locking in.
  • immure
  • walled,
  • Cloistering,
  • Walling,
  • entomb.
  • Other relevant words:
  • pen,
  • held in,
  • Gaffing,
  • holds back,
  • intrust,
  • Subjected,
  • enclose,
  • mete out,
  • put to,
  • send to prison,
  • shotgun,
  • railroad,
  • kept out,
  • toss in jail,
  • send up,
  • empower,
  • Attainting,
  • closed in,
  • cooling off,
  • impound,
  • confine,
  • bastille,
  • restrain,
  • convict,
  • enslaved,
  • bastilles,
  • holding in,
  • keep close,
  • immure,
  • gaffs,
  • disfranchised,
  • lock up,
  • incarcerate,
  • jail,
  • Gaffed,
  • Disfranchising,
  • shut in,
  • drop the curtain,
  • palms,
  • give to do,
  • fenced in,
  • disenfranchise,
  • constrain,
  • closed down,
  • pressurize,
  • put the screws to,
  • put in the hands of,
  • disenfranchising,
  • rely upon,
  • close down,
  • nick,
  • hobble,
  • take away,
  • depute,
  • locks up,
  • cork up,
  • put under lock and key,
  • disenfranchised,
  • cool down,
  • Prisoning,
  • held down,
  • put in irons,
  • put behind bars,
  • turn over to,
  • get hooks into,
  • take prisoner,
  • metes out,
  • Deputing,
  • sent up,
  • Palming,
  • cooped up,
  • gaff,
  • leave to,
  • Shotguns,
  • keep under thumb,
  • sentence,
  • closing down,
  • pronounce guilty,
  • took away,
  • meting out,
  • railroaded,
  • picked up,
  • put on ice,
  • tabbing,
  • staying put,
  • closed up,
  • shotgunning,
  • enslave,
  • throw book at,
  • grant authority,
  • keeping out,
  • hold prisoner,
  • Indenturing,
  • Attainted,
  • put a lid on,
  • in trust,
  • cage,
  • closing in,
  • fence in,
  • hold captive,
  • Deputed,
  • hold down,
  • arrest,
  • keep out,
  • tabbed,
  • put the cuffs on,
  • deputes,
  • interned,
  • indenture,
  • ice,
  • Incarcerated,
  • keeps close,
  • locking up,
  • keeps out,
  • commit,
  • closing up,
  • keep lid on,
  • withholds,
  • pick up,
  • coop,
  • enchained,
  • meted out,
  • Dooming,
  • taking away,
  • Subjecting,
  • wall off,
  • pulling,
  • corked,
  • sends up,
  • pass judgment,
  • cooled down,
  • locked up,
  • confer trust,
  • intrusts,
  • throw away the keys,
  • pass sentence on,
  • put half nelson on,
  • hand over,
  • corked up,
  • freeze to,
  • pressurized,
  • put screws to,
  • retain,
  • close in,
  • enchains,
  • Palmed,
  • withhold,
  • take the fall,
  • corking,
  • sending up the river,
  • glom,
  • hold in,
  • cooling down,
  • hold,
  • concussed,
  • sentences,
  • corking up,
  • put the arm on,
  • close up,
  • fettered,
  • hem in,
  • enchain,
  • put lock on,
  • make responsible for,
  • cool off,
  • put a lock on,
  • coop up,
  • Intrusted,
  • iced,
  • concussing,
  • imprisoned,
  • declare guilty,
  • run in,
  • shotgunned,
  • necessitate,
  • concuss,
  • depend upon,
  • enchaining,
  • Intrusting,
  • throw in dungeon,
  • pressurizing,
  • interning,
  • disfranchise,
  • send up the river,
  • closes up,
  • batten down,
  • put lid on,
  • stay put,
  • not let go,
  • railroading,
  • throw the book at,
  • fold up,
  • inhibits,
  • palm,
  • Prisoned,
  • pressurizes.
  • restrain
  • pinioned,
  • choke back,
  • hogtie,
  • pull back,
  • Manacling,
  • Pinioning,
  • sit on,
  • tying down,
  • sitting on,
  • Manacled,
  • pinions,
  • tie down,
  • keep down,
  • pulls back,
  • ties down,
  • pulling back,
  • crack down,
  • tied down,
  • Harnessing,
  • pulled back,
  • kept down,
  • keep in line,
  • pinion.

How to use "Imprison" in context?

Paraphrases for Imprison:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    detain.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    trap.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    arrest, imprisonment, incarcerate.

Hyponym for Imprison:

• v.

  • social
    confine, detain.