Imprison synonyms and antonyms
ĭm-prĭz'ən
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(Place, proper) In some Christian theologies, the eternal abode or state, neither heaven nor hell, of the souls of infants or others dying in original sin but free of grievous personal sin, or, before the coming of Christ, the temporary abode or state of all holy souls after death
To place in a tomb or grave; bury
commit to an institution
hold as hostage
The definition of a restraint is something that restricts freedom or prevents someone from doing something.
Arrest is defined as the act of taking a person into custody for legal purposes.
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To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
in-prison (related)
abduct (related)
murder (related)
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Capital punishment by entombing for life.
A confinement in a place, especially a prison.
Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
Jail is defined as to put someone into a place that they can't get out of.
To stew (esp. hare) in a covered earthenware container
(Mathematics, intransitive) To have a limit in a particular set.
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mure
(Obsolete) to wall in or fortify
To hold back or keep in check; control:
To put shackles on (someone); confine with shackles.
(Intransitive, colloquial, used only in the imperative) I don't believe it!, no way!
free (antonym)
Free means to release or let go.
release (antonym)
To set free from confinement or bondage:
(Archaic) To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).
To shut up within or as within walls; imprison, confine, or seclude
To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.
To intern is defined as to detain and keep someone or something from moving.
To equip (a canal, etc.) with a lock or locks
behead (related)
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convict (related)
indict (related)
persecute (related)
kidnap (related)
put on trial (related)
To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed:
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keep-in
To stay blazing (of a fire)
To carry or support (the body or a bodily part) in a certain position:
To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices.
Prevent enemy vessels of leaving an anchorage
bolt in
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rail in
box-in
To enclose by drawing a box around
To put or confine in or as if in a cage.
send to prison
throw in jail
keep as captive
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keep in custody
hold captive
Shakespeare
To send back (a person) into legal custody, as to a jail or prison.
To send money, as in payment; pay
To place (a person) in the care of an institution.
slap in the can
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dress in steel
lay in lavender
clap under hatches
liberate (antonym)
(Chem.) To free from combination in a compound
immuration
deport (related)
depose (related)
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coop-up
To confine in a restricted place or situation
send up the river
durance
Confinement or restraint by force; imprisonment.
(Games) To determine the order of play by hitting or shooting a ball toward a mark, as in marbles or billiards, with the player whose ball stops closest to the mark going first.
Find another word for imprison. In this page you can discover 76 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for imprison, like: enclose, limbo, entomb, commit to an institution, hold as hostage, restraint, arrest, embar, closet, put behind bars and in-prison.
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