Synonyms for inmate
ˈɪnˌmeɪtin·mate

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1. inmatenoun

   one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

   Synonyms:
   convict, yardbird, yard bird, con, inpatient

2. inpatient, inmatenoun

   a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

   Synonyms:
   convict, yardbird, yard bird, con, inpatient

3. convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbirdnoun

   a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

   Synonyms:
   confidence game, bunco, inpatient, hustle, convict, bunko, confidence trick, bunko game, con game, gyp, yard bird, bunco game, con, sting, yardbird, flimflam

Matched Categories

1. • Patient
   • Prisoner
   • Resident

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1. inmatenoun

   Synonyms:
   fellow-lodger, fellow-boarder

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1. inmatenoun

   Synonyms:
   occupant

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1. List of paraphrases for "inmate":

   prisoner, detainee, detained, convict, detainees, inmates, held, prisoners, lodger, offender, prison

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1. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims:

   This suspect is a prison inmate, a convict, a parole, and maybe that’s where he belongs for the rest of his life.

2. District Attorney Darcel Clark:

   These convictions... close a chapter in Rikers Island’s sad, brutal history, they send a clear message that a uniform and a badge do not absolve anyone from committing a crime, and that even an inmate deserves to be treated like a human being.

3. Andrew Wilder:

   All inmate deaths in the department are investigated, only in the events surrounding these two incidents were some employees found to not be doing their job or some sort of misconduct.

4. Sheriff Laurie Smith:

   It looks like one inmate brushed up against another and then the fight was on with fists, you can see a lot of fist fighting going on in the video. The inmates are spread throughout the pod.

5. Abdi Mohamoud Omar:

   Today, there is no single inmate jailed for involvement with the ONLF. We have released all prisoners under this reform drive, i am not saying we never made mistakes. We did, and we apologize to our people. We need to turn hatred into coexistence and love.