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. Scott McLean:

   You don’t just throw resources at a wildfire, it’s like a battle -- you have to think what will be the most effective. Cal Fire usually depends on a mix of bulldozers, fire engines, inmate crews, and helicopters or airplanes, which disperse things like fire retardant, to stop wildfires. Using containment lines, or large areas where a bulldozer cuts away vegetation to the point where only dirt remains, is very common, he said. But this isn’t always an accessible option.

2. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee:

   Johnson, 68, faces execution after being convicted in the 1984 murder of Connie Johnson, Connie Johnson. Several religious leaders, include the president of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which Johnson is a member, have urged Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to grant Johnson clemency. Johnsons supporters said the inmate experienced a religious conversion and now ministers to other prisoners. BOY, 8, FINDS GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS MOM AT COLLEGE BASEBALL GAME On Tuesday, Leeannounced his decision to deny clemencyfor Johnson, FOX 17 reported. After a prayerful and deliberate consideration of Don Johnsons request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the State of Tennessee and will not be intervening.

3. Jimmy Fennell:

   In 2008, Fennell pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping and improper sexual activity with a person in custody while he was an officer in Georgetown, Texas, after a woman he detained, when responding to a domestic dispute call, accused him of rape. He was sentenced to 10 years.A former inmate who served time with Fennell said in an affidavit filed this month that Fennell confessed to the killing of Stites.

4. Charles Ryan:

   The report is clear that the execution of inmate Wood was handled in accordance with all department procedures, which ... either meet or exceed national standards, it was done appropriately and with the utmost professionalism.

5. Stephanie Cohen:

   Being a model inmate does not indicate necessarily being a model citizen.