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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prison, prison housenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   prison house, prison

2. prison, prison housenoun

   a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

   Synonyms:
   prison house, prison

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy:

   This is great news, and was absolutely the right thing to do, while this compensation will not bring back the 45 years that Richard Phillips unjustly served in prison, it is my sincere hope that it will bring a well-deserved and fulfilling quality of life to him.

2. William Bailey:

   You also have to realize [Aguilera-Mederos] will not spend the entire 10 years the governor put his sentence at. He could get out in as little as 5 years, would your brother’s life be adequately compensated if he spent 1 1/4 years per death in prison?

3. David Grantham:

   It’s doubtful that it was merely a coincidence, merely a mentally disturbed, emotionally disturbed person who randomly chose a synagogue, this synagogue is in a residential area – you would have to find it. You wouldn’t stumble across it, and there are plenty of synagogues closer to the prison where ‘Lady Al Qaeda’ is being held.

4. Jaime Harrison:

   Two weeks ago Matt and I visited a prison here in Columbia and it weighed on me so much the entire time.

5. Maria DeLiberato:

   Let’s be clear, life without the possibility of parole is a severe punishment, you are condemned to die in a Florida prison.