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

Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

The new version of Hannibal starred Mads Mikkelsen as a pre-imprisoned Hannibal Lecter, forging a relationship with Hugh Dancy’s Will Graham. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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

Verb

He has been imprisoned for his role in the killing since 2023, entering a plea of not guilty. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Baker and Obeidat penned a BBC News investigation on the website last year that confirmed he was imprisoned by the Assad regime. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Her earliest memories are of an underground bunker, patrolled by male guards with whips, where she was imprisoned with thirty-nine older women. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

But al-Natour, who previously was imprisoned by Hamas, warned that the group would use delays and violations to remain embedded in Gaza. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Watson was imprisoned in Greenland for five months in 2024 after being arrested on a Japanese warrant over charges of obstructing a whaling ship in 2010. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Liz Mitchell, the spokesperson, said in a statement that the board voted 3-0 to deny Grayson’s application, keeping him imprisoned. — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Together, the family members struggle to survive amid dwindling resources and the mysterious threat keeping them imprisoned. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

How many people were brainwashed into showing up for a riot and then imprisoned for their actions over an idea that was never really theirs? — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026