Imprison

/ɪmˈpɹɪzən/

Synonyms for "imprison" (130 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Verb(3 words)

arrest bastille beleaguer beset besiege blockadebolt inboundbox incagecast in prisonchamber check circumscribeclap in jailclap upclose incommit compass

Noun(4 words)

birdcage cages caging cloister

Strong matches (39)

confine constrain contain coopcoop incoop upcordoncordon offcorral curb detain encircle enclose encompass enshrinefence ingaolhedge inhem inhold

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hold captivehold in captivityhold prisonerhousehouse inimmure

Verb(7 words)

confine at homecurb detain gaol held immure immures

Noun(5 words)

confines confining coops corners dungeons

Adjective(1 words)

immured

Related words (65)

Noun(8 words)

immuring incarcerating interning jailing jails mews stockade stockades

impound incarcerate include intern jail jug keep kennel leaguer limit locklock inlock upmewmew uppenpen inpocket prison punish

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put awayquarantine quodrail inrelease remand restrain restrict sendsend downshrine shutshut inshut upstable surroundthrow into jailtrapwall inwrap yardyard up

Verb(15 words)

incarcerated incarcerates intern interned jailed jug jugged lagput awayput behind barsremand remanding restrain stifle suppress

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More general

6 entries

confine confinement constraint detain detention repression

More specific

7 entries

ban censor gagjuvenile detentionlife imprisonmentpretrial detentionsilence

Collocations

6 entries

criminal confinementlife imprisonmentlong term imprisonmentpolitical imprisonmentpretrial detentionwrongful imprisonment

Inflections

3 entries

imprisoned imprisoning imprisons

Derivations

3 entries

imprisonable imprisoner imprisonment

Sample sentences

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Tyrannical governments frequently imprison their political opponents.

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"Your Majesty, Ganon and his minions have seized your prison!" "Hmm... Fari!" "Yes!" "Imprison Duke Onkled in your house!"

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You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

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Today, a nation ringed by walls would only imprison itself.

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