Synonyms of jailhouse

jailhouse

noun

ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 

as in jail

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jail
• prison
• penitentiary
• brig
• stockade
• lockup
• bridewell
• pen
• calaboose
• hoosegow
• slammer
• bastille
• guardroom
• pokey
• coop
• cage
• cooler
• big house
• jug
• clink
• tolbooth
• cell
• hock
• dungeon
• slam
• joint
• quod
• tank
• stir
• nick
• can
• guardhouse
• ward
• hold
• bull pen
• gulag
• hole
• stalag
• reformatory
• block
• oubliette
• prison camp
• labor camp
• glasshouse
• concentration camp
• work camp
• hulk(s)
• keep
• reform school
• training school

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outside

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jailhouse

Remember those jailhouse informants who claimed Kezer had confessed? — Peter Henderson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Wright was cited in July by Davis in a jailhouse interview as a possible person who actually orchestrated Shakur’s killing. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

The area was once home to Frontier City and Stagecoach Stop, roadside attractions that had a bank, blacksmith, general store, jailhouse, livery stable and saloon, all popular establishments featured in popular Western films. — Janelle D. James, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Watkins told me in our jailhouse interview in 2018 that Cherica Adams was actually the fifth person he had been hired to kill. — Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026