Definitions

imprison

[im-priz-uhn] / ɪmˈprɪz ən /

VERB

confine; put in jail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehend commit detain hold incarcerate jail lock up remand

STRONG

cage check circumscribe closet constrain curb ice immure impound intern keep limit nab occlude pen restrain stockade trammel

WEAK

bastille bottle up fence in hold captive hold hostage hold in custody keep captive keep in custody lock in put away put behind bars rail in send to prison send up shut in take prisoner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease free let go liberate release stop

STRONG

aid allow assist help permit

Example Sentences

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Buddha steps in, imprisoning Monkey under a mountain and forcing him to study sutras for 500 years.

From Los Angeles Times

He was imprisoned for almost 15 years, not once petitioning his old college friend for mercy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nor was the State Department’s office for unjustly imprisoned Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal

After surviving World War II, Zawacka was imprisoned and tortured by the Communists in the 1950s, but she lived to see a free Poland.

From The Wall Street Journal

Voters in New Orleans were more forgiving of the City Council member Oliver Thomas, who was imprisoned after pleading guilty in 2007 to taking bribes, but was returned to the Council in 2021.

From New York Times

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