Synonyms for straight jacket
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A jacketlike garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving their arms; often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
Related words
- Word family
- straight-laced
- Other spellings
- straightjacket strait jacket strait-jacket straitjacket
Example sentences
- jacket I'm sorry, sir, but a jacket and tie are required.
By length
- 6 letters
- jacket2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jacket2 = 2 syllables).