as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
took up the cause of imprisoned political dissidents
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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
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Recent Examples of imprisoned
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Even the Committee to Protect Journalists, an organization that monitors and honors reporters imprisoned by authoritarian government regimes overseas, felt compelled to weigh in on Lemon’s arrest.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Skylark by Paula McLain Set across two eras in Paris, Skylark follows Alouette Voland, a young woman unjustly imprisoned in the Salpêtrière asylum in 1664, and Kristof Larson, a medical resident in 1939 risking everything to protect his Jewish neighbors during the Nazi occupation.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
During its first days in power, Rodríguez’s government imprisoned dozens of Venezuelans, including two farmers who had celebrated Maduro’s fall and 14 journalists who had covered the new president’s swearing-in ceremony.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
City Councilmember Mitchell Englander resigned his post and was later imprisoned in 2021, convicted of obstructing an FBI investigation into his acceptance of lavish gifts in Las Vegas from a businessman who sought favors from him.
—Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
The regime imprisoned Nejati and reportedly tortured him.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Yoon himself, as a prosecutor, helped bring down former President Park Geun-hye, who was imprisoned for corruption and abuse of power.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
White newspaper editors were routinely imprisoned or forced to become police informants.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
Thousands more have been imprisoned.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Even the Committee to Protect Journalists, an organization that monitors and honors reporters imprisoned by authoritarian government regimes overseas, felt compelled to weigh in on Lemon’s arrest.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Skylark by Paula McLain Set across two eras in Paris, Skylark follows Alouette Voland, a young woman unjustly imprisoned in the Salpêtrière asylum in 1664, and Kristof Larson, a medical resident in 1939 risking everything to protect his Jewish neighbors during the Nazi occupation.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
During its first days in power, Rodríguez’s government imprisoned dozens of Venezuelans, including two farmers who had celebrated Maduro’s fall and 14 journalists who had covered the new president’s swearing-in ceremony.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
City Councilmember Mitchell Englander resigned his post and was later imprisoned in 2021, convicted of obstructing an FBI investigation into his acceptance of lavish gifts in Las Vegas from a businessman who sought favors from him.
—Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
The regime imprisoned Nejati and reportedly tortured him.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Yoon himself, as a prosecutor, helped bring down former President Park Geun-hye, who was imprisoned for corruption and abuse of power.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
White newspaper editors were routinely imprisoned or forced to become police informants.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisoned
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The father and son, who sought asylum from Ecuador in December 2024, remain jailed in an ICE facility in Dilley, Texas.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Jan. 2026
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Officers immediately tackled and arrested Kazmierczak, who was jailed on a preliminary third-degree assault charge, police spokesperson Trevor Folke said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The condor almost disappeared in the 1980s, when biologists trapped the last 22 of them in Southern California and began a captive breeding program.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Even though trapping itself isn’t painful to the animal, some anti-trappers and hunters are uncomfortable with the idea of an animal being captive, or experiencing fear when the trapper arrives to check the trap.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
29 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, many of our interns eventually wind up on our staff – roughly one in five members of our staff interned here at some point.—
GREG BOROWSKI,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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During his studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, the young chef interned for the restaurant group Caesar's, which is home to several Food Network stars' dining institutions.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Bureau failed to complete required risk and needs assessments within statutory timeframes for a significant portion of incarcerated people, citing technology issues, staffing limitations, and data problems.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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But the incarcerated trio never gave up.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Imprisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisoned. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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