Prison : synonyms and lexical field

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

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as prison. 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 "": prison house and jail.

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Synonyms for prison sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for prison Degree of synonymy of prison Frequency in the language

jail
80 70.63

penitentiary
77 2.82

sentence
74 20.53

imprisonment
74 1.82

imprisoned
73 2.06

sentenced
73 4.18

incarcerated
73 1.00

jailed
72 0.86

confinement
71 0.78

incarceration
71 0.78

inmates
71 3.86

inmate
70 2.69

slammer
70 1.24

prisoner
70 23.14

jails
70 0.76

detention
70 6.53

lockup
70 1.35

correctional
70 1.45

brig
69 3.04

Lexical field of "prison"

prison house
jail
penitentiary
sentence
imprisonment
imprisoned
sentenced
incarcerated
jailed
confinement
incarceration
inmates
inmate
slammer
prisoner
jails
detention
lockup
correctional
brig
prisoners
penitentiaries
gaol
reformatory
juvie
jailing
punishment
corrections
custody
remand
penal
clink
cellblock
stockade
imprison
detained
arrest
captivity
detainee
criminal
offender
pokey
penalty
cell
seclusion
reclusion
dungeon
locked
blockhouse
internment