English

Detailed Synonyms for imprisonment in English

imprisonment:

imprisonment [the ~] noun

  1. the imprisonment
    the imprisonment; the punishment; the detention; the custody; the confinement
  2. the imprisonment
    the imprisonment; the prison sentence; the prison term
  3. the imprisonment
    the imprisonment; the captivity; the confinement; the detention
  4. the imprisonment
    the custody; the detention; the imprisonment
  5. the imprisonment
    the imprisonment; the restraint; the confinement; the captivity
  6. the imprisonment
    the war inprisoning; the imprisonment; the captivity
  7. the imprisonment
    the confinement; the imprisonment
  8. the imprisonment
    the imprisonment
  9. the imprisonment
    – the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) 1
    the imprisonment; the internment
    – the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) 1
  10. the imprisonment
    – putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment 1
    the imprisonment
    – putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment 1
  11. the imprisonment
    – the state of being imprisoned 1
    the imprisonment; the captivity; the incarceration; the immurement
    – the state of being imprisoned 1
    • imprisonment [the ~] noun
      • the imprisonment of captured soldiers1
    • captivity [the ~] noun
      • he was held in captivity until he died1
    • incarceration [the ~] noun
      • his ignominious incarceration in the local jail1
    • immurement [the ~] noun
      • he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon1

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Related Definitions for "imprisonment":

  1. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)1
  2. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment1
  3. the state of being imprisoned1
    • the imprisonment of captured soldiers1

imprison:

to imprison verb (imprisons, imprisoned, imprisoning)

  1. to imprison
    to arrest; apprehend; to pick up; to hold; to detain; to seize; to imprison
    • arrest verb (arrests, arrested, arresting)
    • apprehend verb
    • pick up verb (picks up, picked up, picking up)
    • hold verb (holds, held, holding)
    • detain verb (detains, detained, detaining)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • imprison verb (imprisons, imprisoned, imprisoning)
  2. to imprison
    – confine as if in a prison 1
    to imprison
    – confine as if in a prison 1
    • imprison verb (imprisons, imprisoned, imprisoning)
      • His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone1

Conjugations for imprison:

present
  1. imprison
  2. imprison
  3. imprisons
  4. imprison
  5. imprison
  6. imprison
simple past
  1. imprisoned
  2. imprisoned
  3. imprisoned
  4. imprisoned
  5. imprisoned
  6. imprisoned
present perfect
  1. have imprisoned
  2. have imprisoned
  3. has imprisoned
  4. have imprisoned
  5. have imprisoned
  6. have imprisoned
past continuous
  1. was imprisoning
  2. were imprisoning
  3. was imprisoning
  4. were imprisoning
  5. were imprisoning
  6. were imprisoning
future
  1. shall imprison
  2. will imprison
  3. will imprison
  4. shall imprison
  5. will imprison
  6. will imprison
continuous present
  1. am imprisoning
  2. are imprisoning
  3. is imprisoning
  4. are imprisoning
  5. are imprisoning
  6. are imprisoning
subjunctive
  1. be imprisoned
  2. be imprisoned
  3. be imprisoned
  4. be imprisoned
  5. be imprisoned
  6. be imprisoned
diverse
  1. imprison!
  2. let's imprison!
  3. imprisoned
  4. imprisoning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "imprison":

  1. confine as if in a prison1
    • His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone1

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