Synonyms for lockup

Most common

jail · holding cell · jail cell · locking

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.

   He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly.

Forms

Plural

lockups → jails, calabooses, lockings…

Example sentences

• jail It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
• locking You're locking the door? What's that all about?

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

jail¹

7 letters

locking²

9 letters

calaboose

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (locking² = 2 syllables).