Synonyms of imprisoned

imprisoned 1 of 2

adjective

as in arrested

taken and held prisoner

took up the cause of imprisoned political dissidents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• captive
• jailed
• incarcerated
• captured
• interned
• confined
• kidnapped
• caught
• enslaved
• apprehended
• behind bars
• trapped
• abducted
• bound
• indentured
• occupied
• subjugated
• subdued
• ensnared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• unconfined
• unrestrained
• released
• liberated
• freed
• emancipated
• delivered
• paroled
• enfranchised

imprisoned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of imprison

as in jailed

to put in or as if in prison

in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jailed
• interned
• incarcerated
• detained
• confined
• arrested
• committed
• locked (up)
• restrained
• immured
• caught
• jugged
• captured
• restricted
• apprehended
• limited
• constrained
• shut
• barred
• seized
• bound
• impressed
• impounded
• kept
• shackled
• held
• gated
• pinched
• handcuffed
• fettered
• nabbed
• manacled
• busted
• shanghaied
• enchained
• picked up
• trammeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberated
• freed
• released
• discharged
• emancipated
• enfranchised
• manumitted
• unbound
• unchained
• uncaged
• unfettered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imprisoned

Adjective

Fujimori, the daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, beat 33 other candidates in the initial vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support. — ABC News, 9 June 2026

Fujimori, daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, were on the runoff’s ballot after beating 33 other candidates in the vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support. — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

The modern field of bioethics emerged from the 1947 Nuremberg Doctors’ Trial, where Nazi physicians were prosecuted for conducting brutal medical experiments on imprisoned people. — Jennifer McCurdy, The Conversation, 2 June 2026

Throughout the series, Creasy is operating under the intel that the FRP, an extremist organization in Brazil, and its imprisoned leader, Ferraz, are behind the bombing of the high-rise. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026

In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth. — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026

Foro Penal, which keeps tabs on imprisoned dissidents and regime opponents, estimates that nearly 400 detainees will not benefit, noting the law covers only a 13-year period of the 27 years of Chavismo. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026

Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025

Verb

He’s been imprisoned since before she was born, sentenced to death by the Islamic Republic of Iran. — Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Officials say that since the state of emergency was imposed, more than 92,480 people accused of belonging to gangs or having ties to them have been imprisoned. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

He also was denied medical treatment despite developing infections and other health complications while imprisoned. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

An eldest sister left to care for her siblings after their mother died and their jihadist father imprisoned, her two younger siblings, a powerful politician, and his handsome son. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

She was subsequently imprisoned for several months on charges of opposing the government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026

Since then, the government has imprisoned adversaries, religious leaders, journalists and others, forcing thousands to flee the country. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Pizzuto, 70, has been imprisoned for more than 40 years for the shooting deaths of two people during a 1985 robbery. — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026

She was imprisoned multiple times between 2018 and 2020 during the investigation, spending nearly a year and a half in jail. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026