What is another word for locking up?
530 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ lˈɒkɪŋ ˈʌp], [ lˈɒkɪŋ ˈʌp], [ l_ˈɒ_k_ɪ_ŋ ˈʌ_p]Table of Contents
Similar words for locking up:- imprisonment (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- acquire (verb)
- affirm (verb)
- assure (verb)
- bind (verb)
- cage (verb)
- coop (verb)
- enclose (verb)
- ensure (verb)
- forbid (verb)
- get (verb)
- have (verb)
- hide (verb)
- hold (verb)
- immobilize (verb)
- imprison (verb)
- imprisoning (verb)
- incarcerate (verb)
- jail (verb)
- mew (verb)
- monopolize (verb)
- possess (verb)
- prohibit (verb)
- put away (verb)
- restrain (verb)
- secure (verb)
- stash (verb)
- store (verb)
- tie/tie up (verb)
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- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Locking up:
n.
•imprisonment (noun) •Other relevant words: (noun)v.
•acquire (verb)- promote,
- buy,
- secure,
- catch,
- hustle,
- take possession of,
- rack up,
- gather,
- wangle,
- grab,
- get,
- access,
- take,
- latch onto,
- earn,
- win,
- corral,
- snag,
- procure,
- pick up,
- land,
- have,
- collect,
- cop,
- annex,
- lock up,
- achieve,
- amass,
- bring in,
- attain,
- get hold of,
- gain,
- get hands on,
- scare up.
- clinch,
- certify,
- guarantee,
- avouch,
- ratify,
- aver,
- repeat,
- put on ice,
- witness,
- ice,
- testify,
- okay,
- swear,
- assert,
- confirm,
- maintain,
- avow,
- attest,
- insist,
- pronounce,
- nail down,
- cross heart,
- state,
- predicate,
- profess,
- swear on bible,
- have a lock on,
- swear up and down,
- rubber-stamp,
- say so,
- vouch,
- set,
- declare,
- cinch,
- asseverate.
- constrain,
- prescribe,
- put lock on,
- put half nelson on,
- confine,
- restrict,
- hinder,
- engage,
- restrain,
- enslave,
- necessitate,
- detain,
- require,
- hamper,
- hogtie,
- force,
- compel,
- yoke,
- oblige,
- indenture.
- envelop,
- immure,
- pen,
- incarcerate,
- imprison,
- hem,
- impound,
- fence in,
- mew,
- jail,
- enclose,
- close in,
- shut up,
- shut in,
- coop up.
- cover,
- veil,
- limit,
- wall in,
- hedge,
- coop,
- wrap,
- fence,
- enshroud,
- Mure,
- bound,
- implant,
- environ,
- circumscribe,
- lock in,
- fence off,
- imbue,
- set apart,
- induct,
- encompass,
- box up,
- blockade,
- circle,
- include,
- block off,
- insert,
- encase,
- encircle,
- enfold.
- establish,
- assure,
- make safe,
- arrange,
- protect,
- provide,
- warrant,
- set out,
- make certain,
- guard,
- effect,
- safeguard.
- embargo,
- withhold,
- say no,
- halt,
- veto,
- interdict,
- spike,
- stop,
- shut out,
- disallow,
- hold up,
- exclude,
- deprive,
- declare illegal,
- block,
- deny,
- debar,
- enjoin,
- ban,
- proscribe,
- put the chill on,
- prevent,
- obstruct,
- impede,
- Forfend,
- taboo,
- shut down,
- oppose,
- rule out,
- cancel,
- nix,
- stymie,
- censor,
- inhibit,
- check,
- freeze,
- obviate,
- preclude,
- forestall.
- chalk up,
- buy off,
- fetch,
- parlay,
- clear,
- capture,
- snap up,
- net,
- acquire,
- come by,
- make a killing,
- obtain,
- compass,
- extort,
- reap,
- buy out,
- extract,
- make,
- buy into,
- glean,
- bring,
- cash in on,
- evoke,
- make a buy,
- pull,
- realize,
- score,
- snowball,
- educe,
- elicit,
- succeed to,
- clean up,
- receive,
- build up,
- draw,
- bag,
- inherit.
- enjoy,
- bear,
- occupy,
- own,
- teem with,
- hog,
- take in,
- retain,
- have in hand,
- corner,
- latch on to,
- admit,
- hold,
- carry,
- sit on,
- possess.
- ensconce,
- go underground,
- put out of the way,
- eclipse,
- go into hiding,
- adumbrate,
- stifle,
- mask,
- duck,
- screen,
- salt away,
- reserve,
- curtain,
- hush up,
- obscure,
- stow away,
- dissemble,
- shelter,
- keep secret,
- tuck away,
- lie low,
- suppress,
- stash,
- plant,
- shadow,
- squirrel,
- cloak,
- bury,
- shroud,
- ditch,
- keep from,
- not give away,
- take cover,
- hole up,
- disguise,
- cache,
- camouflage,
- harbor,
- smuggle,
- shield,
- blot out,
- hold back,
- not tell,
- secrete.
- cling,
- cleave,
- cork up,
- cherish,
- palm,
- bottle up,
- press,
- wield,
- vise,
- cradle,
- stick,
- hang on,
- stay put,
- adhere,
- clutch,
- grip,
- clasp,
- bind,
- embrace,
- nourish,
- handle,
- wring,
- squeeze,
- hug,
- keep out,
- keep close,
- fondle,
- not let go,
- put a lock on,
- freeze to,
- trammel,
- seize,
- contain,
- clench,
- arrest.
- curb,
- occlude,
- bastille,
- hold hostage,
- put away,
- put behind bars,
- take prisoner,
- keep in custody,
- commit,
- keep captive,
- send to prison,
- send up,
- rail in,
- closet,
- stockade,
- nab,
- hold in custody,
- apprehend,
- remand.
- Manacling,
- Harnessing,
- straight jacketing,
- Collaring,
- fencing,
- fettering,
- Handcuffing,
- Sentencing,
- confining,
- Caging,
- Bridling,
- Incarcerating,
- Tethering,
- Shackling,
- condemning,
- jailing,
- impounding,
- Imprisoning.
- wall.
- take over,
- manage,
- exercise control,
- sew up,
- copyright,
- corner the market,
- keep to oneself,
- use,
- consume,
- engross,
- employ,
- syndicate,
- take up,
- utilize,
- bogart,
- own exclusively,
- devour,
- patent.
- tie up,
- zing,
- put chill on,
- jam up,
- cork,
- keep lid on,
- pass on,
- throw cold water on,
- cool,
- outlaw,
- gridlock,
- put down,
- bring to screeching halt,
- kill,
- box in,
- put a stopper in,
- forbid,
- hang up.
- deter,
- choke back,
- guide,
- bridle,
- harness,
- subdue,
- govern,
- pinion,
- chain,
- curtail,
- repress,
- keep down,
- crack down,
- pull back,
- muzzle,
- handicap,
- delimit,
- direct,
- keep in line,
- fetter,
- tie down,
- gag,
- stay,
- manacle.
- clamp,
- batten down,
- hitch,
- adjust,
- hook on,
- make fast,
- grasp,
- rivet,
- anchor,
- button,
- tie,
- lash,
- bolt,
- tack,
- padlock,
- hook,
- cement,
- close,
- moor,
- fasten,
- button down,
- fix,
- tighten,
- nail.
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•Other relevant words: •Other relevant words (noun):
Antonyms for Locking up:
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n.
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imprisonment
release, liberty, liberating, freedom, discharge.
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imprisonment
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v.
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acquire
misunderstand, let go, yield, spend, fail, surrender, give up, pass, divide, give, forgo, miss, scatter, relinquish, disperse, throw away, forfeit, lose.
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assure
halt.
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bind
free, allow, liberate, loose, unbind, help, promote, permit, unfasten, encourage, untie, aid, let, assist, set free, loosen.
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cage
let out.
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ensure
harm, endanger, ignore, contradict, neglect, injure, invalidate, hurt.
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forbid
approve, welcome, facilitate, admit, authorize, include, add, sanction, push, support, forward, go, advance, continue.
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get
give in, repel, drop, stop, repulse, soothe, leave, offer, please, depart, overthrow, calm, dissuade, overtake, mismanage, discourage, understand, disallow, abandon, refuse, avoid, repress, misconstrue.
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hold
quit, disbelieve, desert, cease, cancel.
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monopolize
abstain, distribute, share.
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prohibit
favor.
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put away
give birth, refrain.
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acquire