Synonyms of brig

brig

noun

as in jail

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

the captain ordered that the prisoner be thrown into the brig immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jail
• prison
• penitentiary
• stockade
• calaboose
• guardroom
• bridewell
• slammer
• lockup
• hoosegow
• pen
• jailhouse
• bastille
• coop
• tolbooth
• jug
• cooler
• pokey
• cage
• clink
• big house
• hock
• tank
• nick
• dungeon
• stir
• cell
• joint
• can
• quod
• slam
• hold
• guardhouse
• bull pen
• ward
• hole
• stalag
• gulag
• prison camp
• concentration camp
• labor camp
• work camp
• glasshouse
• reformatory
• oubliette
• block
• keep
• hulk(s)
• reform school
• training school

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outside

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brig

Rules of engagement are also on the law books, so--if for no other reason--American troops follow them to stay out of the brig. — Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026

Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck. — Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025

M’Benga makes the difficult decision to send Gamble, or whatever, to the brig. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025

Even if one of the arriving Republic cruisers is probably about to scoop him up and throw him into a proper brig. — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025