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in jail

ADJECTIVE
confined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circumscribed cramped imprisoned restrained restricted
STRONG
bound chilled compassed cramp detained grounded hampered held hog-tied iced immured incarcerated indisposed invalided jailed pent sick
WEAK
bedfast bedridden bottled-up cooped up flattened out in chains incommodious laid up locked up on ice sealed up shut-in
Antonyms
STRONG
healthy well
WEAK
free liberated unlimited
ADJECTIVE
jailed
Synonyms
STRONG
incarcerated
WEAK
captive under arrest
VERB
behind bars
Synonyms
WEAK
confined imprisoned in prison incarcerated jailed put away serving time under lock and key

Example Sentences

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Kenneth Humphrey spent 250 days in jail for $5 and a bottle of cologne.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

On Monday, Allen appeared in court for a hearing during which a federal magistrate judge apologized to him for his treatment in jail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

She was looking at up to six months in jail.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

It's this manoeuvring that put Lee Jae-yong in jail.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“I forgot you’re not really funny. Probably too soon to joke about life in jail anyway. My bad.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin