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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How to use prison in a sentence?

1. Alina Polyakova:

   This is a very useful narrative for the Kremlin, this poor girl is sitting here, our Butina, she faces 15 years in prison, for what ?

2. Nancy Saslow:

   His life is work, he’s had several jobs in prison. He works at construction, he works at a number of other things. He facilitates a men’s group, which is more or less a hospice group… He paints a great deal. His paintings are quite extraordinary, especially for someone who is untrained. However, Saslow made it clear Erik's attempt to move on doesn't eliminate the fact he commited a terrible crime against his own parents. I don’t want to paint him as Saint Erik, but I will tell you, this is someone I have heard the California Department of Corrections [say] they have no problems with [him]… basically a model prisoner, she said. I think he does what he can… to find some sort of peace.

3. Trevor Reed:

   You will not receive medical treatment inside a Russian prison. I had COVID multiple times. Because of complications from that, I started having blood I coughed up on a daily basis for over three months. They never did anything to treat that.

4. Vladimir Putin:

   This poor girl is sitting here, our Butina, she faces 15 years in prison, for what ?

5. Alex Bastian:

   In any case where any individual committed a crime as a 17-year-old, the Parole Board will take into consideration the fact that a teenager’s behavioral and cognitive abilities were not fully developed when he committed the crime, after more than three decades in prison, it is likely that the Parole Board has determined that this individual is not the same person as when he was 17.