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
Agnel Philip,
ProPublica,
16 Mar. 2026
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are jailed in New York City while awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
According to testimony, police received several letters believed to be written by Abdulkareem, who has been jailed since his arrest.
—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
Many voters had hoped the election would draw a line under years of political chaos that has seen a string of presidents jailed, deposed and impeached.
—
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Veit remains jailed on a $650,000 bond.
—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
He was released from custody one week later, and will not be jailed leading up to the trial.
—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 June 2026
Catis was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute nitazenes.
—
Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
In December 2020, prosecutors in Caddo Parish, in northwest Louisiana, dropped rape and kidnapping charges that had kept him jailed for 18 months, which stemmed from a 2016 accusation.
—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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
The suspect was jailed at Clark County Detention Center and awaiting extradition from Nevada to Utah, according to the outlet.
—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are jailed in New York City while awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
According to testimony, police received several letters believed to be written by Abdulkareem, who has been jailed since his arrest.
—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
Many voters had hoped the election would draw a line under years of political chaos that has seen a string of presidents jailed, deposed and impeached.
—
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Veit remains jailed on a $650,000 bond.
—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
He was released from custody one week later, and will not be jailed leading up to the trial.
—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 June 2026
Catis was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute nitazenes.
—
Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
In December 2020, prosecutors in Caddo Parish, in northwest Louisiana, dropped rape and kidnapping charges that had kept him jailed for 18 months, which stemmed from a 2016 accusation.
—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailed
Adjective
-
Fujimori, the daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, beat 33 other candidates in the initial vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.
-
Fujimori, daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, were on the runoff’s ballot after beating 33 other candidates in the vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.
Verb
-
Truell, a New York City native, interned at Google, while Sanger, a member of MIT’s squash team, interned at Bridgewater Associates.
-
Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando.
Adjective
-
On Sunday, deputies got a 911 call from a teenage girl saying she was being held captive.
-
In 1839, 53 captive Mende people taken from Sierra Leone revolted aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad, diverting the ship from its original destination of Cuba toward the Northeast.
Verb
-
Jones was incarcerated at Garner Correctional Institution on March 25, 2018, when officers transferred him to the mental health unit within the prison for monitoring.
-
Combs has been incarcerated since his September 2024 arrest and is serving a 50-month prison sentence for his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Cite this Entry
“Jailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
