Inmate synonyms

ĭn'māt'

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patient
(Linguistics, grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
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convict
A person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court
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internee
One who is interned or confined, especially in wartime.
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prisoner (related)
A person confined in prison, as for some crime
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con
A reason, vote, position, etc. in opposition
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inhabitant
A person or animal that inhabits some specified region, dwelling, etc.; permanent resident
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yard-bird
An untrained military recruit.
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felon
A painful abscess or infection at the end of a finger or toe, near the nail; whitlow
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lifer
A person sentenced to imprisonment for life
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occupant
A person who occupies a house, post, etc.
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yardbird
(Chiefly US, slang) A person who is imprisoned.
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inpatient
A patient whose treatment needs at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.
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pauper (related)
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warder (related)
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prison (related)
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workhouse (related)
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outpatient (antonym)
A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
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detainee (related)
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Find another word for inmate. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for inmate, like: patient, convict, internee, prisoner, con, inhabitant, yard-bird, felon, lifer, occupant and yardbird.
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Inmate Sentence Examples

  • At the request of the abbess he became an inmate of the monastery.

  • He shot lightning at her that bounced off and hit an inmate.

  • From the Fijian and Andaman islander who exhibits abject terror at seeing himself in a glass or in water, to the English or European peasant who covers up the mirrors or turns them to the wall, upon a death occurring, lest an inmate of the house should see his own face and have his own speedy demise thus prognosticated, the idea holds its ground.

  • The more negative inmate behavior becomes, the more extreme the coercive control will become.

  • Every inmate is to be bathed and cleansed and suitably clothed before being admitted to the ward.

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