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

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1. prison, prison housenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   prison house

2. prison, prison housenoun

   a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

   Synonyms:
   prison house

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

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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

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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. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:

   The measures we are announcing today are designed to deter terrorism, prevent it, ensure that the nation and our people are kept safe, it will provide a very real incentive for people in prison for terrorist offences not to engage in continued extremist activity.

2. Salman Badi:

   We came from Amran province on a visit to find out that the prison has been hit by warplanes. This is a another crime to be added to their other crimes.

3. Lawyer Bradley Bondi:

   The court realized its fishy to use a financial fraud statute, carrying up to 20 years in prison, to prosecute a commercial fisherman who otherwise would have been subject at most to a civil crime and the temporary loss of his fishing license.

4. Randolph Moss:

   I can't allow someone to sit in prison for this long without access to material.

5. Chris Gautz:

   We know mass testing is going to make our numbers spike and might make us look bad, but I don't think there's another prison system in the country that doesn't have large numbers. They just might not be testing as rigorously as we are.