Penitentiary : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'penitentiary': discover synonyms for the word penitentiary, such as punitive or punitory.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as penitentiary. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "penitentiary": punitive and punitory.


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Synonyms for penitentiary sorted by degree of synonymy

Lexical field of "penitentiary"

punitive
punitory
pen
prison
jail
imprisonment
lockup
gaol
prisoner
incarceration
corrections
confinement
detention
custodial
probation
custody
correctional
corrective
penal
reformative
correction
establishment
institution
reeducation
reformist
facility
spn
jails
prisons
stateprison
felonry
prisoness
penalty
stretch
penal colony
debtors' prison
penal law
parole
passport prison
jailtime
life imprisonment
pardon
lagging
imprisonment warrant
prison labor
lifer
life
pay-to-stay
mainpernour
remand centre