as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
incarcerated residents of that state are still allowed to vote in elections
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year
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Recent Examples of incarcerated
Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Some incarcerated men even accused officers of sending people to the SHU to conceal their own abuses.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
For over a year, I have been locked in one room with twenty-five other incarcerated people, sharing the same one room.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The singer also dated incarcerated rapper C-Murda for some time before quietly ending their relationship, confirming their split in 2023.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
An incarcerated woman died Monday morning at a San Mateo County Jail following a medical emergency, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
The nonprofit has helped nearly 3,000 families keep connections between children and an incarcerated parent through visits at jails and prisons in Miami-Dade and across Florida, Shellie Solomon, president of Children of Inmates, said in an email.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Avner also said that some of the incarcerated women who volunteered with the meal program, who have since been released, have come back to volunteer.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The California Medical Facility is the largest hospital for incarcerated people in the state.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Susan Atkins died of cancer in prison in 2009; Manson himself died of natural causes while incarcerated in 2017.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Exantus, 42, is serving a six-month period of mandatory reentry supervision after he was incarcerated in Woodford County in 2018.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s also an alien Sequid army slowly forming, Cecil Stedman (Walton Goggins) is secretly keeping Conquest incarcerated, the battle-hungry Battle Beast is alive and the demonic detective Damien Darkblood is summoning a hellish monster to fight Invincible.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Panahi’s latest is his first feature since he was incarcerated for several months in 2023 for criticizing the Iranian government.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
At the time of the escape, Groves was incarcerated on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Stevens was already incarcerated on different charges.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Many, if not most, of the attendees had previously been incarcerated.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
By sharing her own journey and working to break generational cycles, Courtney is helping remove the stigma that comes with being the child of an incarcerated parent and proving that these children are not defined by their parents’ past, but empowered by the right support and community.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Some incarcerated men even accused officers of sending people to the SHU to conceal their own abuses.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
For over a year, I have been locked in one room with twenty-five other incarcerated people, sharing the same one room.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The singer also dated incarcerated rapper C-Murda for some time before quietly ending their relationship, confirming their split in 2023.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
An incarcerated woman died Monday morning at a San Mateo County Jail following a medical emergency, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
The nonprofit has helped nearly 3,000 families keep connections between children and an incarcerated parent through visits at jails and prisons in Miami-Dade and across Florida, Shellie Solomon, president of Children of Inmates, said in an email.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Avner also said that some of the incarcerated women who volunteered with the meal program, who have since been released, have come back to volunteer.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The California Medical Facility is the largest hospital for incarcerated people in the state.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
He is incarcerated in the El Dorado Correctional Facility in El Dorado, Kansas, serving 10 consecutive life sentences.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Susan Atkins died of cancer in prison in 2009; Manson himself died of natural causes while incarcerated in 2017.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Exantus, 42, is serving a six-month period of mandatory reentry supervision after he was incarcerated in Woodford County in 2018.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s also an alien Sequid army slowly forming, Cecil Stedman (Walton Goggins) is secretly keeping Conquest incarcerated, the battle-hungry Battle Beast is alive and the demonic detective Damien Darkblood is summoning a hellish monster to fight Invincible.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Panahi’s latest is his first feature since he was incarcerated for several months in 2023 for criticizing the Iranian government.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
At the time of the escape, Groves was incarcerated on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Stevens was already incarcerated on different charges.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Many, if not most, of the attendees had previously been incarcerated.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerated
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To the thousands of Syrians who lost loved ones, or were tortured, imprisoned or displaced by the Assad regime, their homeland had become a crime scene from which the top suspects disappeared en masse.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But then, with scant investigation, prosecutors immediately charged me with murder and imprisoned me for 72 days without bail.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Orwell was thinking about a society where people who spoke out were jailed, potentially executed and were kind of disappeared.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Last Thursday, Sortor was jailed in Portland after police arrested him on suspicion of disorderly conduct.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu publicly implied for the first time Friday that not all of the deceased hostages held captive in Gaza will return, underscoring previous assessments that Hamas may not be able to find and return all of their remains.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Einav Zangauker, center, the mother of Israeli captive Matan Zangauker, celebrates at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv today.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Murphy previously interned at a nonprofit organization that offers support and inclusive programs for people with disabilities in the Georgia region.—
Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Darius Bazley interned for New Balance for a year before becoming a first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Incarcerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerated. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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