What is another word for lockup?
202 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈɒkʌp], [ lˈɒkʌp], [ l_ˈɒ_k_ʌ_p]
The word "lockup" can refer to a prison or jail, where inmates are held in custody. However, there are synonyms that can be used to describe this physical holding space. Words like "detention center," "cell," "penitentiary," or "correctional facility" can also be used interchangeably. Also, "clink," "slammer," or "hoosegow" are less formal synonyms that have entered popular culture. In addition, "lockdown" can refer to a security measure where people are confined to a certain area, such as a school or building, for their safety. "Confinement," "sequestration," or "incarceration" are also synonyms relating to the aspect of restriction and holding in one place.
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Synonyms for Lockup:
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- free .
- alcove ,
- apartment ,
- booth ,
- burrow ,
- cage ,
- cavity ,
- chamber ,
- cloister ,
- closet ,
- compartment ,
- coop ,
- crib ,
- crypt ,
- cubicle ,
- dungeon ,
- keep ,
- nook ,
- receptacle ,
- recess ,
- retreat ,
- stall ,
- tower .
- Authoritativeness ,
- Indubitableness ,
- all sewn up ,
- belief ,
- certitude ,
- cinch ,
- confidence ,
- conviction ,
- credence ,
- definiteness ,
- dogmatism ,
- faith ,
- firmness ,
- inevitabilities ,
- inevitability ,
- open and shut case ,
- positiveness ,
- positivism ,
- rain or shine ,
- setup ,
- shoo-in ,
- staunchness ,
- steadiness ,
- stock ,
- store ,
- sure bet ,
- sure thing ,
- surefire ,
- sureness ,
- surety ,
- trust ,
- validity ,
- wrap-up .
- brig ,
- pound ,
- rack ,
- reformatory ,
- stockade .
- Pow Camp ,
- military prison ,
- penal colonies ,
- penal colony ,
- prisoner of war camp ,
- prisoner-of-war camp .
- Alcatraz ,
- G ,
- San Quentin ,
- Statesville ,
- bridle ,
- collar ,
- confine ,
- fence ,
- handcuff ,
- harness ,
- irons ,
- jug ,
- manacle ,
- oubliette ,
- pillory ,
- pinion ,
- reform school ,
- shackle ,
- straight jacket ,
- stronghold ,
- tether ,
- vise .
Other synonyms:
- clink .
- precinct .
- can .
- tank .
Other relevant words:
- Bilboes ,
- Borstal ,
- Bridewell ,
- Caging ,
- Panopticon ,
- Quod ,
- Thana ,
- accused ,
- bagnio ,
- black hole ,
- borstal institution ,
- bucket ,
- certainty ,
- check ,
- chink ,
- choky ,
- click ,
- college ,
- concentration camp ,
- condemned cell ,
- confinement ,
- constraint ,
- death house ,
- death row ,
- den ,
- detention ,
- detention camp ,
- donjon ,
- federal prison ,
- fold ,
- forced-labor camp ,
- fortress ,
- guardhouse ,
- guardroom ,
- hold ,
- hole ,
- house of detention ,
- hulks ,
- impoundment ,
- imprisonment ,
- in custody ,
- inclosure ,
- industrial school ,
- internment camp ,
- joint ,
- keep up ,
- labor camp ,
- limbo ,
- locking ,
- penal institution ,
- penal settlement ,
- penning ,
- prison camp ,
- prison house ,
- protection ,
- restraint ,
- restriction ,
- roundhouse ,
- solitary confinement ,
- state prison ,
- station ,
- station house ,
- stir ,
- stocks ,
- suspected ,
- tolbooth ,
- tollbooth ,
- training school ,
- under a cloud ,
- under suspicion ,
- vault ,
- watch house ,
- workhouse .
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How to use "Lockup" in context?
Lockup is an American crime drama series that premiered on September 17, 2018 on the USA Network. The series is about a group of inmates who are held in a maximum security prison.
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
lock.
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Proper noun, singular
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Noun, singular or mass
imprisonment, penitentiary, thejoint.
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Homophones for Lockup:
- Lake Okeechobee, louse up, lxxxiv, liquify, lxxv, lookup, lxvi, liquefy, lxxviii, lxxvi, lxxvii, Louis Xv, Louis Vii, Lake Kivu, lace up, lxiv, Louis Vi, Louis Xvi, lash-up, lxvii, lgv, lxxxvi, Louis Viii, lxxxvii, laugh off, lxxxviii, Louis Iv, lxxiv, log up, lxxxv, Louis V, lock up, LGB, log off, lisp, look up, lisboa, Louis XIV, loose off, lxv, lxviii.
Hyponym for Lockup:
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detacher
- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.
