Thesaurus results for INMATE

inmate

noun

Definition of inmate next

as in prisoner

a person who is kept in a prison the reintegration of former inmates into society

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Recent Examples of inmate Now a 73-year-old prison inmate, Weinstein was once one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. —

ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 Using surplus army tents from the Korean War to house up to 1,700 inmates, Arpaio built Tent City in August 1993 to address overcrowding in Phoenix jails. —

Jonathan Van Harmelen, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026 Zeigler has been on Florida’s death row longer than any other inmate. —

Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 How the drugs were sent Martinez hid the drugs inside Bibles, religious materials, magazines, newspapers, and legal mail before sending them to inmates, according to prison officials. —

Doug Myers, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inmate

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prisoner

Noun

Over a 10-year period, eight of those prisoners, or 5%, were disciplined for severe acts of violence, which the prison system defined as causing injuries that required treatment beyond first aid.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Francis’ aim was to give prisoners hope and to remind them the church was with them, while also shining a spotlight on judicial abuses, overcrowding and other injustices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026