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cooler

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cooler

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler

Synonyms of cooler

brig, calaboose, guardroom, hoosegow, jail, jailhouse, jug, lockup, pen, penitentiary, prison, stockade

Words Related to cooler

bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank

guardhouse, hulk(s)

concentration camp, labor camp, prison camp, work camp

Near Antonyms of cooler

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