What is another word for jails?
131 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈe͡ɪlz], [ dʒˈeɪlz], [ dʒ_ˈeɪ_l_z]Table of Contents
Similar words for jails:Synonyms for Jails:
n.
•enclosures (noun)- enclosures,
- cages,
- Pens,
- Traps,
- fences,
- barriers,
- confinements,
- Cells.
- vises,
- oubliettes,
- coops,
- jailhouses,
- coolers,
- reform schools,
- gaols,
- stockades,
- lockups,
- pinions,
- Penitentiaries,
- brigs,
- penal colonies,
- strongholds,
- irons,
- reformatories,
- dungeons,
- keeps,
- pounds.
- truncheons,
- stakes,
- gallows,
- whips,
- whipping posts,
- blocks,
- Prisons,
- straps,
- rawhides,
- bull whips,
- switches,
- captivities,
- stocks,
- electric chairs,
- rods,
- iron,
- solitary confinements,
- gibbets,
- torture chambers,
- Pillories,
- lashes,
- thongs,
- Axes,
- scaffolds,
- cowhides,
- guillotines,
- racks,
- nooses,
- birch rods,
- thumbscrews,
- maidens,
- gas chambers,
- Canes,
- ropes.
v.
•imprisons (verb)Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words (noun):- captures,
- flings,
- interns,
- bridewells,
- delightful,
- tollbooth,
- prison,
- slammers,
- jail,
- jailhouse,
- enslaves,
- captivating,
- arrests,
- lockup,
- tosses,
- dawdles,
- disposes,
- limbo,
- discards,
- chokey,
- engrossing,
- imprisonments,
- custodies,
- alluring,
- Panopticon,
- corrals,
- attractive,
- constrains,
- Workhouses,
- penitentiary,
- bastilles,
- secures,
- directs,
- detains,
- clicks,
- enthralling,
- jug,
- restrains,
- lovely,
- riveting,
- slammer,
- correctional institution,
- chinks,
- lags,
- DENS,
- apprehends,
- house of correction,
- jailed,
- porridge,
- remands,
- clinks,
- locks,
- bewitching,
- remits.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, plural
Prisons.
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Proper noun, plural
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Independent
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Proper noun, plural
Penitentiaries.
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Proper noun, singular
arrest, arrests, detains, detain, catches, capture, captures, seizes, nabs, seize, nab, hold, holds.
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Noun, plural
imprisoned, detentions, sentences, inmates, arrestees, Facilities, establishments, detainees, demolitions, residences, dwellings, quarters, premises, publishers, lock-ups, barracks, officials, channels, Colonies, chains, Guards, institutions, maisons, CAMPS, courts, cachots, bars, centers, centres, Houses, dungeons, ranges, places, homes, hubs, arrests, detains, captures, Penitentiaries.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
imprisons.
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Proper noun, plural
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
prison, Prisons, imprisonment, penitentiary, Penitentiaries.
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Noun, plural
imprisonments, prisoners, prison, Prisons, Cells.
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Proper noun, singular