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plural of dungeon
Synonyms & Antonyms of dungeons
a dark underground space in a castle used for keeping prisoners
- The king threw them into the dungeon.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for dungeons
- bastilles,
- big houses
- [slang],
- bridewells,
- brigs,
- calabooses,
- cans,
- clinks
- [slang],
- coolers,
- coops,
- guardrooms,
- hocks,
- holds,
- hoosegows,
- jailhouses,
- jails,
- joints
- [slang],
- jugs,
- lockups,
- nicks
- [British slang],
- penitentiaries,
- pens,
- pokeys
- [slang],
- prisons,
- quods
- [British slang],
- slammers,
- slams,
- stirs
- [slang],
- stockades,
- tolbooths
- [Scottish]
- glasshouses
- [British],
- guardhouses,
- hulks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for dungeons
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“Dungeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dungeons. Accessed 5 Aug. 2021.
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