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Synonyms for imprisonment
im·pris·on·ment
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
imprisonment
Bonds may be of cord, leather, or any other substance that can bind; chains are of linked metal. Manacles and handcuffs are for the hands, fetters are primarily chains or jointed iron fastenings for the feet; gyves may be for either. A shackle is a metallic ring, clasp, or bracelet-like fastening for encircling and restraining a limb: commonly one of a pair, used either for hands or feet. Bonds, fetters, and chains are used in a general way for almost any form of restraint. Gyves is now wholly poetic, and the other words are mostly restricted to the literary style; handcuffs is the specific and irons the general term in popular usage; as, the prisoner was put in irons. Bonds, chains, and shackles are frequently used in the metaphorical sense.
Synonyms:
bondage, bonds, chains, custody, durance, duress, fetter, gyves, handcuffs, irons, manacles, shackles
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
imprisonment
Synonyms:
restraint, incarceration, durance, confinementAntonyms:
freedom, liberation
Princeton's WordNet
imprisonmentnoun
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
Synonyms:
incarceration, captivity, immurement, internmentcaptivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurementnoun
the state of being imprisoned
"he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
Synonyms:
incarceration, internment, captivity, immurement, enslavementimprisonment, internmentnoun
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Synonyms:
internment, poundage, captivity, impounding, immurement, impoundment, incarceration
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
imprisonmentnoun
Synonyms:
incarceration, confinement, commitment, restraint, constraint, duress, durance
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
imprisonmentnoun
Synonyms:
incarceration, durance, immurement, duress, confinement, commitment
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "imprisonment":
prison, incarceration, jail, detention, confinement, reclusion, jailing, custody, imprisoned, custodial, arrest, gaol, sentence, perpetua
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2116 | bondage | |
#4390 | prison | |
#4471 | bonds | |
#4717 | sentence | |
#6217 | chains | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7628 | jail | |
#7664 | custody | |
#10067 | detention | |
#13544 | irons | |
#13920 | imprisonment | |
#15035 | restraint | |
#19967 | confinement | |
#20492 | imprisoned | |
#21042 | custodial | |
#27832 | captivity | |
#28482 | incarceration | |
#34836 | handcuffs | |
#40755 | shackles | |
#45055 | internment | |
#50478 | impoundment | |
#53134 | duress | |
#61103 | gaol | |
#63236 | enslavement | |
#74728 | fetter | |
#97670 | jailing | |
#109962 | durance | |
#112167 | perpetua | |
#112916 | impounding | |
#160892 | poundage | |
#191316 | manacles | |
#249008 | reclusion |
How to use imprisonment in a sentence?
We believe people in every country should be able to express their views without fear of intimidation, imprisonment, violence or any other forms of repression.
The lover steals a kiss. He incurs life imprisonment. (L'amoureux vole un baiser. Il encourt perpétuité)
Some people surrender their freedom willingly but others are forced to surrender it. Imprisonment begins with birth. Society, parents they refuse to allow you to keep the freedom you were born with. There are subtle ways to punish a person for daring to feel. You see that everyone around you has destroyed his true feeling nature. You imitate what you see.
I make no apology for the government taking the view that if a person, having served a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, shows every indication of a willingness to repeat that crime, to reoffend as soon as they are released, they should remain behind bars.
Separating kids is unacceptable – but indefinite imprisonment of families is still cruel inhumane.
Translations for imprisonment
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- empresonamentCatalan, Valencian
- uvězněníCzech
- fangenskabDanish
- Haft, GefangenschaftGerman
- φυλάκιση, κάθειρξηGreek
- encarcelamientoSpanish
- vankeusFinnish
- fangilsiFaroese
- emprisonnementFrench
- ciomachasScottish Gaelic
- encarceramentoGalician
- բանտարկությունArmenian
- 懲役, 投獄, 徒刑Japanese
- ការដាក់គុកKhmer
- 투옥, 投獄Korean
- gevangenschapDutch
- aprisionamentoPortuguese
- întemnițare, încarcerareRomanian
- лишение свободы, ([[тюремный, заточениеRussian
- uväznenie, väznenieSlovak
- ув'язненняUkrainian
- قیدUrdu
- fanäböpam, fanäbamVolapük
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