as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
the jailed protestors were noisily demanding to see their lawyers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of jailed
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Acosta Peña joined a group of seventeen Venezuelan women, some of whom had been jailed for more than six months.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Some unauthorized immigrants in Abbotsford would rather self-deport than risk being jailed and forcefully returned to their native country.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Another man was jailed in July for voicing support for the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah on social media.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
He had previously been jailed for a scam involving around 350 people and over £6 million.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Coulson and most of the journalists were convicted and jailed for hacking; Brooks was cleared.
—Nick Davies, Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Hong Kong — The judges in the trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai on Thursday retired to consider their verdict on three national security charges that could see the 77-year-old pro-democracy firebrand jailed for life.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Suffice it to say, the simple act of burning the flag was not what he would get arrested and jailed for.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Atlanta rapper was jailed from May 9, 2022, through October 31, 2024, and in the past week, several of his alleged phone conversations have been released to the public through social media.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Acosta Peña joined a group of seventeen Venezuelan women, some of whom had been jailed for more than six months.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Some unauthorized immigrants in Abbotsford would rather self-deport than risk being jailed and forcefully returned to their native country.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Another man was jailed in July for voicing support for the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah on social media.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
He had previously been jailed for a scam involving around 350 people and over £6 million.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Coulson and most of the journalists were convicted and jailed for hacking; Brooks was cleared.
—Nick Davies, Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Hong Kong — The judges in the trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai on Thursday retired to consider their verdict on three national security charges that could see the 77-year-old pro-democracy firebrand jailed for life.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Suffice it to say, the simple act of burning the flag was not what he would get arrested and jailed for.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailed
Verb
-
Moore previously served as the defense attorney for Louise and David Turpin, the California couple who abused and imprisoned their 13 children and dependent adults in a 'house of horrors' for years.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
-
South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
-
Residues of the Barbary lion gene pool might still be found in captive environments.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
From January 2015 until August 2016, Cawthorn interned for Meadows.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
-
In fact, many of the technical experts working on eVTOL in the Bay Area either previously worked at or interned in the NASA or Army rotorcraft R&D groups at Moffett Field.—
Mike Hirschberg,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Young Thug has been at the center of controversy over the past several days, as recordings of jailhouse calls made while he was incarcerated during the YSL trial have leaked online.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
-
The series, made by Adolescence producer Warp Films, follows Matthew Gurney as a Deaf man returning to society after ten years incarcerated.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Jailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share