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

But the younger Meek isn’t emerging out of nowhere, either, having interned for congressional committees and the Executive office of the President under Joe Biden, according to his LinkedIn. — Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

In 1941, Italian antifascists produced the Ventotene Manifesto (named for a small island where they were interned), calling for a federal socialist Europe. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Maney is a New Jersey native who once interned with radio shock jock Howard Stern and also worked with radio personality Elvis Duran. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

Lake previously interned at the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and has worked as a legal intern and translator in Beijing, China. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

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