INTERNEES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

internees

noun

plural of internee

as in prisoners

one that has been taken and held in confinement all internees were released upon the cessation of hostilities

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Recent Examples of internees Strausfeld, like many internees, was taken to the Isle of Man, off the northwest coast of England. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026

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prisoners

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Or building a detention center for federal prisoners in the middle of the Everglades?

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
The 2015 action film, set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland, stars Theron as warrior Imperator Furiosa, who leads the daring escape of female prisoners from a tyrannical ruler.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026

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