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prisoners

NOUN

person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captive convict detainee hostage

STRONG

con culprit internee jailbird lag lifer loser tough yardbird

WEAK

chain gang member

Example Sentences

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For the families of the incarcerated, this original debut suggests, freedom can be as elusive as it is for the prisoners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

All letters exchanged with Russian prisoners are read, and often censored, by the Russian authorities.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Northern Ireland has a rate of 109 prisoners for every 100,000 people in the population.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Rodriguez, who served as Maduro's vice president, has also pushed through an amnesty law that led to the release of hundreds of political prisoners, though some 500 remain behind bars.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Some of them are occupied, while other prisoners gather around a fire giving more smoke than warmth.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron