Synonyms of clink

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clink 1 of 2

noun

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slang

as in jail

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

I once spent a night in the clink, and it's an experience I don't want to repeat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outside

• outside

clink

2 of 2

verb

as in to tinkle

to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound

coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tinkle
• jingle
• chink
• ring
• rattle
• clank
• clatter
• chime
• clack
• clang
• tingle
• clangor
• clash
• ping
• gong
• plink
• jangle
• ding
• crash
• ding-dong