PRISON: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PRISON?

Need another word that means the same as “prison”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “prison” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Prison” are: prison house, jail, place of detention, place of confinement, guardhouse, detention centre

Prison as a Noun

Definitions of "Prison" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prison” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement.
• A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.
• A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment.

Synonyms of "Prison" as a noun (6 Words)

detention centre	A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home.
guardhouse	A building used to accommodate a military guard or to detain military prisoners.
jail	A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence. He spent 15 years in jail.
place of confinement	A general vicinity.
place of detention	A job in an organization.
prison house	A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment.

Usage Examples of "Prison" as a noun

• He died in prison.
• Both men were sent to prison.

Associations of "Prison" (30 Words)

apprehend	Anticipate with dread or anxiety. We enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend.
arrest	Suffer a heart attack. The negotiations were in arrest.
captive	Being in captivity. A captive animal.
captivity	The state of being a slave. So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity.
capture	Capture as if by hunting snaring or trapping. The free electrons were moving too rapidly to be captured by nuclei.
committal	The action of sending a person to prison or a psychiatric hospital. His committal to prison.
convict	A person who has been convicted of a criminal offense. The thieves were convicted of the robbery.
conviction	(criminal law) 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	The cause of a problem or defect. Low level ozone pollution is the real culprit.
detention	The punishment of being kept in school after hours. Teachers were divided as to the effectiveness of detention.
dungeon	Imprison someone in a dungeon.
felony	A serious crime (such as murder or arson. An accusation of felony.
fetter	Restrain with fetters. The Supervisor tossed a key to the old slave to unlock the chain that fettered the prisoners together.
handcuff	Put handcuffs on someone. The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime.
imprison	Put or keep in prison or a place like a prison. His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house he does not let them go out without a chaperone.
imprisonment	The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison. He was sentenced to two months imprisonment.
incarcerate	Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. Many are incarcerated for property offences.
indictment	A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. An indictment for conspiracy.
inmate	One of several occupants of a house. Inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
intern	Work as an intern. During WW II Japanese were interned in camps in the West.
jail	Put someone in jail. The driver was jailed for two years.
nick	Cut a nick into. A small nick on his wrist.
offender	A person or thing that does something wrong or causes problems. You can t get away from sex these days and the TV is the worst offender.
parole	Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole. I took their paroles of honour.
penitentiary	(in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest appointed to administer penance. Penitentiary institutions.
perpetrator	Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing. The perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice.
prisoner	A person who is confined especially a prisoner of war. A prisoner serving a life sentence.
shackle	Chain with shackles. The prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room.
sinner	A person who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or acts. God forgives repentant sinners.
warden	A person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or activity or for enforcing the regulations associated with it. An air raid warden.