What is another word for imprisoned?
281 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪmpɹˈɪzənd], [ ɪmpɹˈɪzənd], [ ɪ_m_p_ɹ_ˈɪ_z_ə_n_d]
Imprisonment is a term used to refer to the act of being confined to a certain place against one's wishes. Some synonyms for the word imprisoned include jailed, incarcerated, locked up, confined, detained, held, and captive. Other terms that can be used in place of imprisoned include immured, enclosed, restrained, impounded, barred, and enclosed. These synonyms are often used interchangeably with the term imprisoned in different contexts such as legal, societal, or emotional. The use of these synonyms can enhance writing, making it more descriptive, engaging, and informative, helping the writer to communicate their message more effectively.
Synonyms for Imprisoned:
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adj.
• enclosed- locked in ,
- packed up ,
- penned in ,
- stuffed in ,
- Inserted ,
- buried ,
- contained ,
- embedded ,
- encased ,
- enclosed ,
- enfolded ,
- implanted ,
- included ,
- interred ,
- shut up ,
- wrapped up .
- Birched ,
- defrocked ,
- Castigated ,
- Debarred ,
- Exiled ,
- Expelled ,
- Flogged ,
- Lectured ,
- Scolded ,
- Sentenced ,
- Spanked ,
- Switched ,
- Whipped ,
- chastened ,
- chastised ,
- corrected ,
- dismissed ,
- executed ,
- penalized ,
- reproved .
- Compassed ,
- Grounded ,
- Hampered ,
- bedridden ,
- bottled up ,
- chilled ,
- cramp ,
- held ,
- hog-tied ,
- incommodious ,
- indisposed ,
- laid up ,
- on ice ,
- sick .
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v.
• arrest- Roust ,
- book ,
- bust ,
- capture ,
- catch ,
- collar ,
- gaff ,
- glom ,
- nail ,
- nick ,
- pull in ,
- put the arm on ,
- put the cuffs on ,
- round up ,
- run in ,
- sidetrack ,
- tab ,
- take in ,
- toss in jail .
Other synonyms:
- lock .
Other relevant words:
• arrested
• imprison
- apprehend ,
- bastille ,
- bottle up ,
- cage ,
- check ,
- circumscribe ,
- closet ,
- commit ,
- constrain ,
- curb ,
- detain ,
- fence in ,
- hold ,
- hold captive ,
- hold hostage ,
- hold in custody ,
- immure ,
- impound ,
- incarcerate ,
- intern ,
- jail ,
- keep ,
- keep captive ,
- keep in custody ,
- limit ,
- lock in ,
- lock up ,
- nab ,
- occlude ,
- pen ,
- put away ,
- put behind bars ,
- rail in ,
- remand ,
- restrain ,
- send to prison ,
- send up ,
- shut in ,
- stockade ,
- take prisoner ,
- trammel .
- Begirt ,
- Beleaguered ,
- Cabined ,
- Coactive ,
- Consigned ,
- Cooped ,
- Cribbed ,
- Dawdled ,
- Detained ,
- Endured ,
- Hemmed ,
- Imbedded ,
- Immured ,
- Jugged ,
- LAPT ,
- Lagged ,
- Mewed ,
- Paled ,
- Prisoned ,
- Railed ,
- Remanded ,
- Remitted ,
- Tossed ,
- apprehended ,
- arrested ,
- banned ,
- barred ,
- beset ,
- besieged ,
- blockaded ,
- bound ,
- buried in ,
- captive ,
- circumscribed ,
- cloistered ,
- closed in ,
- committed ,
- compulsory ,
- confounded ,
- constrained ,
- convicted ,
- cordoned ,
- cordoned off ,
- cramped ,
- crowded ,
- discarded ,
- disposed ,
- embosomed ,
- enchained ,
- encysted ,
- engrossed ,
- enraptured ,
- enslaved ,
- enwrapped ,
- fenced in ,
- gaoled ,
- hedged ,
- hemmed in ,
- hostage ,
- immersed in ,
- imprison ,
- in chains ,
- in charge ,
- in custody ,
- in jail orgaol ,
- in limbo ,
- in stir ,
- in swaddling clothes ,
- inhibited ,
- inside ,
- intent ,
- interned ,
- jammed ,
- jammed in ,
- landlocked ,
- limited ,
- locked ,
- penned ,
- pent ,
- pent-up ,
- prisoner ,
- prohibited ,
- quarantined ,
- rapt ,
- reserved ,
- restrained ,
- restricted ,
- rounded up ,
- secured ,
- tied ,
- under hatches ,
- under restraint ,
- unfree ,
- up the river ,
- walled ,
- walled-in ,
- wedged ,
- wedged in .
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How to use "Imprisoned" in context?
1.In the dictionary, the word "imprisoned" means to put someone in a place where they cannot leave or escape. There are different types of imprisonment, some of which are more severe than others.
2.Prison is often used as a punishment for someone who has done something wrong. In the United States, there are over 2.3 million people who are currently in prison. This number is projected to grow by more than 700,000 people over the next 10 years.
3.Prison can also be used to punish people who have already been released from prison. Approximately 2.
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Equivalence
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Verb, past participle
Detained, Incarcerated.
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Verb, past participle
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
Prisons.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
gets.
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Verb, past participle
accused, admitted, adopted, apprehended, arrested, attached, attended, beset, besieged, blocked, bound, buried, chosen, closed, come, committed, concerned, condemned, confined, controlled, convicted, conviction, decided, deprived, destined, disciplined, discontinued, dissociated, doomed, drawn, enclosed, executed, experienced, found, freed, frozen, gone, halted, imposed, institutionalized, invested, involved, kept, liberty, locked, made, moved, occupied, ordered, owed, owned, penalized, penalty, penned, pinched, placed, played, possessed, prey, punished, put, released, retained, sanctioned, secured, seen, seized, sent, settled, shut, signed, spent, spoken, stopped, stored, stuck, surrounded, suspended, taken, terminated, thrown, tied, trapped, treated, turned, vested, Accommodated, Accounted, Banished, Been, Borne, Begun, Caged, Captured, Caught, Delivered, Denounced, Enjoyed, Enshrined, Entrapped, Exercised, Fished, Gained, Grounded, Had, Housed, Killed, Looked, Nailed, Passed, Reached, Served, Undertaken, Wielded, Stalled, Stationed, Prisons, finalized, gripped, withheld, cocooned, decommissioned, interned, encapsulated, hospitalized, gaoled.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
imprisonment, prison, Prisons.
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Noun, plural
arrested.
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Verb, past participle
imprisonment, prison.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
prison.
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Proper noun, singular
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