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Synonyms for jail
dʒeɪljail

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. jailnoun

    Synonyms:
    slammer, imprison

  2. jailnoun

    To imprison.

    Synonyms:
    slammer, imprison

  3. jailnoun

    Confinement in a jail.

    Synonyms:
    slammer

  4. jailnoun

    school

    I have to go to jail 5 days a week.

    Synonyms:
    slammer

  5. jailnoun

    The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).

    Synonyms:
    slammer

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokeyverb

    a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

    Synonyms:
    clink, pokey, poky, slammer, jailhouse, click, gaol

  2. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remandverb

    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

    "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

    Synonyms:
    throw out, toss out, discard, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, toss away, lock, cast away, remand, lock up, remit, shut up, send back, cast aside, put behind bars, fall back, dawdle, dispose, imprison, fall behind, put aside, shut away, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, gaol, fling, lock in, lock away, tuck in, lag, put away, incarcerate

Dictionary of English Synonymes1.5 / 2 votes

  1. jailnoun

    Synonyms:
    [written also, but not commonly, Gaol.] prison, penitentiary, bridewell, workhouse, TOLLBOOTH, JUG, house of correction

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. jailnoun

    Synonyms:
    prison, lockup, calaboose, workhouse, limbo

Suggested Resources

  1. JAIL

    What does JAIL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the JAIL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

  2. Jail

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How to use jail in a sentence?

  1. Anthony Sideri:

    Jail was the catapult for me, it finally made me say, 'It's over.'.

  2. Emelia Holden:

    As soon as the cops saw the CCTV footage, they immediately arrested the man. He sat in jail until Monday, so in my opinion, he got what he deserved. you have every right to wear what you want and you most certainly have every right to defend yourself.

  3. Josten Bundy:

    (Rogers) offered me 15 days in jail and that would have been fine and I asked if I could call my job [to let them know], the judge told me 'Nope, that's not how this works.'.

  4. Aaron Zueno:

    Probably just take me to jail, what?

  5. Sheriff Will Snyder:

    Some of these people had (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) detainers;some of them had warrants from other places. Wehad to work through legitimately getting them out of jail.


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