Synonyms for remand
Most common
jail incarcerate immure recommit
Definitions
- v. 1
To send a prisoner back to custody.
- v. 2
To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.
Related words
- Phrases
- remand home
Forms
- Past participle
- remanded
e.g. remanded → jailed, gaoled, incarcerated, imprison'd…
Example sentences
- jail It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
- incarcerate If we incarcerate these old men, we can take control.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| remand | steady | |
| jail | rising | |
| incarcerate | rising | |
| immure | steady | |
| recommit | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lag1, jug1
- 4 letters
- jail1, gaol
- 5 letters
- remit2
- 6 letters
- immure
- 8 letters
- imprison3, recommit3
- 11 letters
- incarcerate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remit2 = 2 syllables).