Jail


Synonyms for jail
noun place for incarceration

penitentiary
lockup
cell
prison
dungeon
pound
solitary

cooler
stir
inside
joint
pen
stockade
reformatory

clink
brig
rack
can
black hole
detention camp
house of correction

penal institution
slammer
bastille
bullpen
jailhouse
up the river

Synonyms
verb incarcerate

confine
sentence
imprison
detain
hold
immure

book
can
prison
railroad
cage
constrain

impound
put away
take away
lock up
bastille
put behind bars

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

Antonyms

liberate
release

free
let go

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