Synonyms of interned

interned 1 of 2

adjective

as in imprisoned

taken and held prisoner

the soldiers daringly rescued their interned comrades without the loss of a single life

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

interned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of intern

as in jailed

to put in or as if in prison

some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interned

Verb

One of our young people in Tulsa, Oklahoma, interned at a company in their risk management department. — Byron V. Garrett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Truell, a New York City native, interned at Google, while Sanger, a member of MIT’s squash team, interned at Bridgewater Associates. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando. — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026

Since beginning his college career, Person has interned at two different NASA locations. — Theresa Bourke, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026

Nicole previously interned at Maryland Matters, a nonprofit online news site dedicated to covering state politics and government. — Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2026

Estrada interned at EdSource and focused on film criticism at MXDWN, online entertainment magazine. — Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026

Griffith previously interned at WGHP in High Point in the fall and interned with the Triad Business Journal in the spring, gaining experience in broadcast as well as print journalism. — Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026

In the summers, from 2022 to 2024, Skylar interned with her dad’s former team as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026