Synonyms for penitentiary
ˌpɛn ɪˈtɛn ʃə ripen·i·ten·tia·ry

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1. penitentiaryadjective

   of or relating to penance; penitential

   Synonyms:
   pen

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1. penitentiary, penadjective

   a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

   Synonyms:
   playpen, pen

   Antonyms:
   unremorseful, impenitent, rehabilitative, unrepentant

2. penitentiaryadjective

   used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers

   "penitentiary institutions"

   Synonyms:
   penitential

   Antonyms:
   unremorseful, unrepentant, impenitent, rehabilitative

3. penitential, penitentiaryadjective

   showing or constituting penance

   "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"

   Synonyms:
   penitential

   Antonyms:
   unrepentant, unremorseful, rehabilitative, impenitent

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1. penitentiarynoun

   Synonyms:
   prison, jail, bridewell, work-house, house of correction

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1. penitentiarynoun

   Synonyms:
   prison

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1. List of paraphrases for "penitentiary":

   prison, correctional, penitentiaries, prisons, penal, corrections, custodial, jail, detention, penal-correctional

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How to use penitentiary in a sentence?

1. Malcolm Larvadain:

   He's a free man. He was released a couple of hours ago from Angola State Penitentiary.

2. Sergei Lavrov:

   He is threatening the penitentiary officers and he, he makes all kinds of arrogant accusations, for example he says, he is saying that he will put a drill to the head of the officer.

3. Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro:

   If they return to Brazil, they will get a one-way ticket to a federal penitentiary.

4. H.L. Mencken:

   All zoos actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to which a visit to a penitentiary, or even to a State legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling.

5. Spiro Agnew:

   This is the criminal left that belongs not in a dormitory, but in a penitentiary. The criminal left is not a problem to be solved by the Department of Philosophy or the Department of Englishit is a problem for the Department of Justice. Black or white, the criminal left is interested in power. It is not interested in promoting the renewal and reforms that make democracy work; it is interested in promoting those collisions and conflict that tear democracy apart.