Synonyms of jailed

jailed 1 of 2

adjective

as in arrested

taken and held prisoner

the jailed protestors were noisily demanding to see their lawyers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

jailed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of jail

as in imprisoned

to put in or as if in prison

threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jailed

Adjective

On many mornings, shackled migrants plead guilty to military trespass charges rather than remain jailed awaiting trial. — Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2026

Verb

Anyone possessing marijuana for personal use can be jailed for a month, while distribution and sales are punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment depending on the amount seized. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Porter County Sheriff's Office records show Dolnics remained jailed without bond on July 29. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was convicted on phony espionage charges and jailed for 544 days, might beg to differ with Blumenthal’s analysis. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

The January crackdown, sparked by economic anger and calls to oust Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left thousands dead and tens of thousands jailed in the Islamic Republic’s bloodiest repression. — Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Two Romanian nationals, who prosecutors said had been acting ​for Iran, were jailed this month for stabbing a journalist working for an independent Iranian news outlet, Iran International, in London. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Jacobs was arrested by the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department in Wisconsin and jailed in late May on five charges relating to domestic abuse. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Sausalito city manager is jailed and charged with misdemeanor prowling, unauthorized lodging and theft. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

One took over the microphone to condemn police brutality and demand the officer responsible be jailed. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 July 2026