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slammer

[slam-er] / ˈslæm ər /
NOUN
big house
Synonyms
WEAK
big cage big school brig calaboose can city hotel cooler coop correctional institution detention facility house of correction house of detention icebox jail joint penitentiary prison tank up the river
NOUN
brig
Synonyms
STRONG
guardhouse prison stockade
NOUN
door
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exit gate
STRONG
aperture egress entry entryway gateway hatch hatchway ingress opening portal postern
Antonyms
STRONG
conclusion
NOUN
gate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar door doorway exit fence port
STRONG
access conduit egress gateway issue lock opening passage portal portcullis turnstile way weir
WEAK
revolving door
NOUN
jail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cell lockup penitentiary prison
STRONG
bastille brig bullpen can clink cooler dungeon inside jailhouse joint pen pound rack reformatory solitary stir stockade
WEAK
black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river
NOUN
lockup
Synonyms
STRONGEST
penitentiary
STRONG
clink cooler hoosegow pokey prison
WEAK
calaboose
NOUN
penal institution
Synonyms
WEAK
POW camp brig concentration camp dungeon house of detention jail labor camp lockup military prison pen penal colony penitentiary prison prison camp prisoner-of-war camp stockade
NOUN
penitentiary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lockup prison
STRONG
campus can college cooler inside joint pen reformatory stockade
WEAK
big house correctional institution penal institution
NOUN
pokey
Synonyms
STRONG
bastille brig bullpen can cell clink cooler dungeon inside jailhouse joint keep lockup pen penitentiary pound prison rack reformatory solitary stir stockade
WEAK
black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river
NOUN
prison
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confinement jail lockup penitentiary
STRONG
G bastille can clink cooler dungeon guardhouse keep pen reformatory stockade
WEAK
penal institution statesville up the river
NOUN
stockade
Synonyms
STRONG
barrier cage camp can cell clink cooler coop corral dungeon fence jailhouse joint pen penitentiary pound prison protection sty
WEAK
detention camp penal institution

Example Sentences

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Unburdened by ending his 11-year wait for a fifth major to join the all time greats as a grand slammer, he is now heading to his favourite venue on and off the course.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

The series finale includes an homage to the pilot, twisting the circumstances so that this time, it’s Midge bailing Susie out of the slammer and hearing about her heartbreak.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023

The next two presidents, Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung escaped the slammer — but both saw sons jailed for corruption.

From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2023

It’s a Grade A tip-one-back, leave-your-troubles-at-the-door jukebox slammer that bowled over the stadium crowd like Marshawn Lynch on an undersized defensive back.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2022

Maybe that’s why he was in the slammer.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.