Synonyms of imprison
14 similar words
Another word for imprison is jail. Other synonyms of imprison are incarcerate, gaol and roof.
Synonyms and similar words for imprison
verbTo put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
- bang up
- gaolDated spelling of jail.
- jailTo imprison, incarcerate, enjail.
- lock upTo imprison or incarcerate (someone).
- put away
- immure literaryTo cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
- send to the Tower UK, colloquial
- bastilleTo confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille (noun sense 2.1) or prison; to imprison.
- clap upTo imprison.
- confine
- incarcerateTo lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
- roof
- send down
- mew up archaicTo imprison.
Meaning of imprison
- verb To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
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Questions about synonyms of imprison
- What is another word for imprison?
- Imprison has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as jail, incarcerate, gaol and roof.
- What does imprison mean?
- Imprison means to put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
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