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