Need another word that means the same as “imprisonment”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “imprisonment” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Imprisonment” are: captivity, immurement, incarceration, internment, confinement, detention, custody
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “imprisonment” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| captivity | The condition of being imprisoned or confined. He was held in captivity until he died. |
| confinement | The act of restraining of a person’s liberty by confining them. He was held in confinement. |
| custody | Guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child. He is in the custody of police. |
| detention | A state of being confined (usually for a short time. Masters gave lines or detentions. |
| immurement | The state of being imprisoned. He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon. |
| incarceration | The state of being imprisoned. His ignominious incarceration in the local jail. |
| internment | Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law. He was threatened with internment in a concentration camp. |
| absorbed | Retained without reflection. The stones warm slowly throughout the day then radiate absorbed heat at night. |
| cage | Something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement. Each cage had a commanding officer who acted on behalf of the prisoners. |
| captive | Being in captivity. Advertisements at the cinema reach a captive audience. |
| captivity | The state of being a slave. He was held in captivity until he died. |
| capture | The action of capturing or of being captured. Capture an idea. |
| coercion | The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats. They didn t have to use coercion. |
| committal | The act of committing a crime. Committal proceedings. |
| confined | Not invading healthy tissue. Her fear of confined spaces. |
| confinement | The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary. He was immediately released from his confinement. |
| conviction | A final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. She had been speaking for some five minutes with force and conviction. |
| culprit | Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing. The car s front nearside door had been smashed in but the culprits had fled. |
| custody | The protective care or guardianship of someone or something. The suspect is in custody. |
| detention | A state of being confined (usually for a short time. Teachers were divided as to the effectiveness of detention. |
| dungeon | Imprison someone in a dungeon. |
| duress | Forcible restraint or imprisonment. Confessions extracted under duress. |
| engrossed | Written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document. That engrossed look or rapt delight. |
| incarcerate | Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life. |
| indictment | A formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense. An indictment for conspiracy. |
| inmate | One of several occupants of a house. Inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. |
| intent | Intention or purpose. Good intentions are not enough. |
| jail | Lock up or confine in or as in a jail. He spent 15 years in jail. |
| parole | Release a prisoner on parole. He was paroled after serving nine months of a two year sentence. |
| penitentiary | A prison for people convicted of serious crimes. Penitentiary institutions. |
| perpetrator | A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act. The perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice. |
| preoccupied | Deeply absorbed in thought. She seemed a bit preoccupied. |
| prison | A prisonlike situation a place of seeming confinement. Both men were sent to prison. |
| prisoner | A person who is confined especially a prisoner of war. She may have been held prisoner before being killed. |
| repatriate | A person who has been repatriated. The last German POWs were repatriated in November 1948. |
| trapped | Forced to turn and face attackers. Like a trapped animal. |
| warden | A prison officer. An air raid warden. |
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