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

Maybe the lasting message of Furious, until its second season arrives, is that there are no answers — or at least, none that can be said louder than a whisper shared between new friends bonding during a jailhouse meeting. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

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