DUNGEONS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

dungeons

noun

plural of dungeon

as in jails

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 dungeons Orwyle is sent to the dungeons and replaced with a new Grand Maester. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Willingham, Riegel, Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, and sometimes special guests, played the characters who delved through dungeons and fought at least five (5) dragons. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 June 2026 They were set in crumbling castles and moldering dungeons—that is, amid the rubble of a collapsing social order. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Mapping it out From a vibrant central town hub, Mina the Hollower’s sprawling map splits off to six highly varied dungeons, each culminating in a thrilling climb up a generator tower. — ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026 This colorful shooter game will suck in hours of your time as there is tons of content to explore in the open world, like side quests and dungeons. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026 Released to critical acclaim in February 2022, Elden Ring is an action RPG set in an authentic dark fantasy world, which allows players to head off on adventures within vast environments and dungeons. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026 Players explore the environment using a slew of weapons and magic spells in hidden dungeons, caves, catacombs and more. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 Macabre possibilities haunted us at night, Piranesian visions of dungeons and interrogation chambers. — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

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Noun

In fact, a number of those heading into a sentencing hearing are coming from surrounding county jails that have been holding them for many months.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The crimes homeless people will get charged for are not the ones that will keep them in the county’s already overcrowded jails, Lefkowitz said.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of jails

Noun

The fights, and tax policy, confronting local governments Governments, school systems, prisons, and police and fire departments often are among the largest employers in communities and have high rates of unionization.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Crews now runs all three of Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of prisons

Noun

In May, at the manufacturing facility, which stores thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals in pressurized tanks used to produce materials such as plexiglass for fighter jet and commercial aircraft windows, one tank threatened to leak or explode.

— Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
But faced with the quantity and quality of Soviet tanks in the East, and British-American tanks in the West, the tank’s purpose became the achievement of total battlefield supremacy.

— Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026

Definition of tanks

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Hodge says he was abused in multiple federal penitentiaries, but was frequently blocked from filing complaints about it.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
This includes providing the Colombian military more leeway in the field, signing a new security agreement with Washington and building 10 mega-prisons that mimic Bukele’s network of penitentiaries in El Salvador.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

Definition of penitentiaries

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Melissa Knicely, a public information officer with Animal Care and Control, said permitting has increased over the past decade as more residents seek fresh eggs and set up coops at home.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Moving through rooftop coops, city streets, and a mosaic of New York voices, the film invites us to reconsider the pigeon, soften our gaze, and recognize that coexistence is an act of choice.

— Peter White, Deadline, 19 June 2026

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