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interned

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of interned

taken and held prisoner

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

apprehended, arrested, captive, captured, caught, confined, imprisoned, incarcerated, jailed
Words Related to interned

bound, enslaved, indentured

ensnared, trapped

abducted, kidnapped (also kidnaped)

subdued, subjugated

occupied
Phrases Synonymous with interned

behind bars
Near Antonyms of interned

unconfined, unrestrained

delivered, emancipated, enfranchised, freed, liberated, paroled, released
Antonyms of interned

free

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