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penitentiary

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Synonyms and Antonyms of penitentiary

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

a sentence in the state penitentiary for robbery

Synonyms of penitentiary

bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jail, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]

Words Related to penitentiary

bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank

glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s)

concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp

dungeon, keep, oubliette

reformatory, reform school, training school

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