Synonyms for bastille

Most common

jail · confine · imprison · incarcerate · immure

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille (noun sense 2.1) or prison; to imprison.

2. n. 1

   Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart or other fortification”) or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.

Related words

Word family

bastion

Forms

Plural

bastilles → workhouses…

Past participle

bastilled
e.g. bastilled → jailed, confined, imprison'd, gaoled…

Example sentences

• jail It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
• confine Confine your remarks to the matter we are discussing.
• imprison There is no prison to imprison our thoughts.
• incarcerate If we incarcerate these old men, we can take control.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

jug¹

4 letters

jail¹, gaol

6 letters

immure

7 letters

confine²

8 letters

imprison³

9 letters

workhouse

11 letters

incarcerate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (confine² = 2 syllables).