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Synonyms for imprisoning
verb confine; put in jail- apprehend
- commit
- detain
- hold
- incarcerate
- jail
- lock up
- remand
- cage
- check
- circumscribe
- closet
- constrain
- curb
- ice
- immure
- impound
- intern
- keep
- limit
- nab
- occlude
- pen
- restrain
- stockade
- trammel
- 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 for imprisoning
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
imprisonment
noun. placing in forcible detention
- capturing
- confining
- detaining
- immuring
- imprisoning
- incarcerating
- jailing
- locking up
- quarantining
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.