put behind bars

VERB

imprison

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 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

VERB

jail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confine detain hold imprison lock up sentence take away

STRONG

bastille book cage can constrain immure impound prison railroad

WEAK

put away put on ice send up throw away the keys throw in dungeon throw the book at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go liberate release

Example Sentences

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But an alleged deal, brokered by the Saudis, saved him and other family members from being put behind bars.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

Federal authorities on Wednesday said the inmate population in state and federal prisons rose last year, marking the first time since 2013 that the U.S. saw more people put behind bars.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023

She continued her activism and kept getting put behind bars for it.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2023

In 2012, three months after Eddie Scott became sheriff of Clay County, Miss., a claim by a woman he had helped put behind bars threatened to tarnish his earliest days in office.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2023

The FBI and the newspapers were quick to proclaim that “the War’s No. 1 Woman Spy” had been put behind bars.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

put behind bars

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