DUNGEON Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

dungeon

noun

Definition of dungeon

as in jail

a dark underground space in a castle used for keeping prisoners The king threw them into the dungeon.

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Recent Examples of dungeon Gregory Scharpen’s soundscapes are particularly nuanced in a dungeon scene and with rioters outside the palace walls. — Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 And worse, relegated to the proverbial dungeon or more accurately, the back of a bedside table drawer. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Prison life hasn't been easy on Otto, who has dungeon hair, sunken eyes and a scraggly beard. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The men escape, but their frantic exit leads them through the gruesome Terminus food-supply dungeon, where fresh corpses hang on meathooks. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dungeon

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon

Noun

His mother was held in jail overnight before being released Thursday on $75,000 bail, officials said.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Having already served a yearlong jail sentence for an Orinda bank robbery in 2018, Luchin was indicted last year on charges of attempting to rob three San Francisco banks in the same day.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

Linares-Rea faces up to 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count and two years for each identity theft count, prosecutors said.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Sandford pleaded guilty to federal firearm and disruption charges and was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of prison

Noun

The one nitpick was that the violent main event made use of every weapon but the cage that it was named after.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Often, the review said, officers had to subdue aggressive dogs by the neck with a catch pole in order to load them onto patrol vehicles without ramps and walk them up to cages, a departure from industry standards.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of cage

Noun

Cruise ships have brigs – or onboard jails – where they may be held, or they could be confined to their cabins, The Points Guy reported.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Word around baseball is all the losing has turned the Mets clubhouse, which has already been fractured these past couple years, into a joyless brig.

— Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026

Definition of brig

Noun

Keep scrolling to shop more breezy dresses, including an everyday tank style and a chic polka dot pick.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors said Dee was found inside a fertilizer tank wrapped in a tarp in her pajamas and had duct tape around her face and neck, according to WTOL.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of tank

Noun

On this day in 1934, Alcatraz welcomed its first civilian prisoners, a group of 14 from the federal penitentiary on McNeil Island, Washington.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
From 1873 to 1991, the island served as Costa Rica’s principal penitentiary, where some of the country’s worst criminals were sent to serve often short and torturous sentences.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of penitentiary

Noun

The virus is shed in wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and feces, so even droppings near the coop can carry it.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Replace bedding completely, deep-clean the coop floor, walls, roosts and boxes, inspect hardware cloth and latches and check each bird individually for signs of illness or injury.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026

Definition of coop

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