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

Taylor, who reportedly bought his aristocratic title on the internet, was jailed for three years for selling a fake painting by the British artist Lowry through auction house Bonhams. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026

Other Americans, including some with serious illnesses, remain jailed in Russia. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had avoided debating challenger Flávio Bolsonaro — the son of a former president jailed for staging a coup — but the rightist’s first-round victory put the president on the back foot. — semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Waters remains jailed at the Pretrial Detention Center, and Kelly is under house arrest. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Americans in the nation's early days could be jailed for failing to repay debts — and some argue that debtors' prisons persist. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Davis anti-transgender activist and school board candidate Beth Bourne was briefly jailed on trespassing charges Tuesday after her arrest outside a Sonoma high school, the Sonoma newspaper reported. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Individuals can now be fined as much as $5 billion rupiah ($280,000) and jailed up to 15 years. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Dateline Canada will premiere with a two-hour special revisiting the wrongful conviction of Robert Baltovich, who was jailed for the murder of then-girlfriend Elizabeth Bain after her disappearance in 1990. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026