Penitentiary

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/

Synonyms for "penitentiary" (137 found)

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Closest matches (28)

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cardinal deaconcardinal priestcassockcellchaplaincoadjutorconcentration camp
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (41)

condemned cellconfessorcoolercoopcuratecuredeandeath celldeath housedeath rowdetention campdiocesandungeonecclesiarchexarchfatherfather confessorfather in christfederal prisonforced-labor camp
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gallachgaolgrand penitentiaryguardhousehierarchhigh priestholy fatherhoosegowhouse of correctionhouse of detentionhumblehumbledindustrial schoolinternment camp
Noun(7 words)
correctional facilitydetention facilitydraconianecclesiasticalfolsomharshhoosgow

Related words (68)

jailjailhousekeeplabor camplockupmaximum-security prisonmeltedmetropolitanminimum-security prisonoubliettepadrepapaparish priestpatriarchpenpenal colonypenal institutionpenal settlementpenitentpontiff
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popepow campprebendaryprelatepresbyterpriestprimateprisonprison campprisonhouserectorreform schoolreformatoryrepentantrural deansheepishsoftenedspiritual directorspiritual fathersponging housestate prisonstirstockadesubdeansuffraganthe holetollboothtouchedtraining schoolvicar
Noun(17 words)
newgatepenpenalpenitentialpenitentiary buildingpennsylvania systempenspokeypresidioprisonprison complexprison-relatedprisonlikeprisonsreformatory prisonslammerslammers
Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

15 entries
buildingcanonical termcorrectional facilitycorrectional institutioncorrectional systemcriminal justice termdescriptive termdetention facilityfacilityfigurative descriptorinstitutionlegal termpenal institutionprison systemreligious term

More specific

16 entries
administrative wingcellblockcounty penitentiarydiocesan penitentiaryfederal penitentiarygatehousemaximum security penitentiarymedium security penitentiaryminimum security penitentiarypapal penitentiaryprisonlike environmentreform prison modelsolitary confinement modelstate penitentiarysurveillance regimewatchtower

Collocations

9 entries
federal penitentiarypenitentiary architecturepenitentiary inmatepenitentiary lifepenitentiary populationpenitentiary reformpenitentiary securitypenitentiary systemstate penitentiary

Inflections

3 entries
more penitentiarymost penitentiarypenitentiaries

Derivations

2 entries
penitentiarilypenitentiary system

similar

4 entries

Translations

25 translations across 14 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • سِجْنِيّ adj (of or relating to prison)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • астро́жны adj (of or relating to prison)
  • папра́ўчы adj (of or relating to prison)
  • пенітэнцыя́рны adj (of or relating to prison)
  • турэ́мны adj (of or relating to prison)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • затво́рнически adj (of or relating to prison)
  • изправи́телен adj (of or relating to prison)
  • пенитенциа́рен adj (of or relating to prison)

Czech

1 entries
  • vězeňský adj (of or relating to prison)

Danish

2 entries
  • pønitentiær adj (of or relating to prison)
  • straffe- adj (of or relating to prison)

Finnish

1 entries
  • vankila- adj (of or relating to prison)

French

1 entries
  • pénitentiaire adj (of or relating to prison)

German

1 entries
  • Gefängnis- adj (of or relating to prison)

Greek

1 entries
  • σωφρονιστικός adj (of or relating to prison)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • fengsels- adj (of or relating to prison)

Polish

1 entries
  • więzienny adj (of or relating to prison)

Russian

2 entries
  • исправи́тельный adj (of or relating to prison)
  • пенитенциа́рный тюре́мный adj (of or relating to prison)

Slovak

1 entries
  • väzenský adj (of or relating to prison)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • в'язни́чний adj (of or relating to prison)
  • виправни́й adj (of or relating to prison)
  • пенітенціа́рний adj (of or relating to prison)
  • тюре́мний adj (of or relating to prison)

Sample sentences

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Three long-term inmates of the state penitentiary have just escaped.

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Tom escaped from a state penitentiary.

Source: tatoeba (3922286)

Tom was imprisoned for life at a state penitentiary.

Source: tatoeba (3922474)

Tom was sent to a state penitentiary.

Source: tatoeba (3924973)

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