Synonyms for pokey
pokey

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1. pokeynoun

   Synonyms:
   poke

2. pokeyadjective

   of small volume, cramped

   Synonyms:
   poke

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

   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, poky, jail, slammer, jailhouse, click, gaol

   Antonyms:
   cosmopolitan, fast

2. dilatory, laggard, poky, pokeyadjective

   wasting time

   Synonyms:
   laggard, poky, dilatory, one-horse, jerkwater

   Antonyms:
   cosmopolitan, fast

3. jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, pokyadjective

   small and remote and insignificant

   "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"

   Synonyms:
   one-horse, dilatory, laggard, poky, jerkwater

   Antonyms:
   cosmopolitan, fast

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1. List of paraphrases for "pokey":

   jail

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1. Norris Trent:

   What a stunning place to become French. Its better than a pokey town hall, you really feel privileged, and so its quite a clever strategy.