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Synonyms for imprison

  • verb

Most common

jail confine put away shut

All synonyms

Verb

1. Incarcerate

incarcerate US, jail, confine, put away, gaol UK, shut, commit, immure formal, remand, impound, pound, pen, mew, jug, lag, bastille, enjail, cage slang

Other

hold, send down, shut-up, clap up, co-op, mew up dated

Antonyms

liberate, emancipate, set free

All antonyms of imprison →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.

Related words

Is a kind of
detain punish restrain

Forms

Past participle
imprison'd
e.g. imprison'd → incarcerated, jailed, confined, gaoled…

Example sentences

  • jail It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
  • lag Actually, I still haven't gotten over my jet lag.
  • bastille He planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day.
  • confine Confine your remarks to the matter we are discussing.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
imprisonsteady
jailrising
lagfalling
bastillerising
confinefalling

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

By length

3 letters
pen1, lag1, jug1, mew1
4 letters
hold1, shut1, jail1, cage1, gaol
5 letters
pound1
6 letters
commit2, remand2, immure, enjail
7 letters
confine2, impound2
8 letters
bastille2
11 letters
incarcerate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (commit2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
emprisonner
Italiano
imprigionare
Español
aprisionar
Català
empresonar