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

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

Rare photos showcase the quirky spot where mock battles were staged while female patrons were abducted and held in the brig to see who could scream the loudest — highly inappropriate by today’s standards. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 June 2024