Synonyms for prison
ˈprɪz ənprison

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. prisonnoun

   to imprison

   The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.

   Synonyms:
   imprisonment, bridewell

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1. prison, prison housenoun

   a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

   Synonyms:
   prison house

2. prison, prison housenoun

   a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

   Synonyms:
   prison house

Matched Categories

1. • Correctional Institution
   • Situation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. prisonnoun

   Synonyms:
   jail, penitentiary, bridewell, workhouse, house of correction, DUNGEON

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prisonnoun

   Synonyms:
   penitentiary, bridewell, jail, house of correction, clink, bastille

   Associated words:
   mittimus, commit, commitment, turnkey, warden, remand, prisoner, convict

2. prisonverb

   Synonyms:
   imprison, incarcerate

   Associated words:
   mittimus, commit, commitment, turnkey, warden, remand, prisoner, convict

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1. List of paraphrases for "prison":

   jail, imprisonment, prisons, penitentiary, jails, correctional, detention, gaol, penal, incarceration, custody, jailed, corrections, cárcel, imprisoned, brig, prisión, inmate, jailing

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1. Jaime Rodriguez:

   Our government is being completely open, but we can't waive their (taxes) for 20 years if they're going to put me in prison for allowing it.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   I am encouraged to see that the President is sending Congress a plan to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison, as I have said for years, the prison at Guantanamo must be closed as quickly as possible. Others, including my opponent, have not always agreed with me.

3. Heather Nauert:

   In addition to the roughly 100,000 individuals, including children and family members of the accused, who suffer in political prison camps, North Korea face an almost complete denial of fundamental freedoms by their government. Those trying to flee this oppressive environment, if caught, are often tortured or killed.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   The Commander-in-Chief released these criminals after only months in prison, while the journalists who told the world about the killings in Inn Din were jailed for more than 500 days.

5. Bill Cosbys:

   I've got a wife and a family, and friends, not in prison, who are so happy that I have something, that my spirit is up.