Synonyms of prisoners

prisoners

noun

plural of prisoner

as in captives

one that has been taken and held in confinement

the prisoners were fed only bread and water twice a day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• captives
• captures
• internees
• convicts
• jailbirds
• arrestees
• coprisoners
• abductees
• kidnappees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• captors
• guards
• keepers
• wardens
• guardians
• marshals
• custodians
• jailers
• kidnappers
• abductors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prisoners

Commuting the death sentences of all 548 state prisoners awaiting execution pushes the bounds of his authority once again. — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Al-Sakani was eventually freed as part of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States in October 2025, which saw Hamas release the remaining living hostages and Israel release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Spectators can’t legally bet; the gamble belongs to the prisoners who volunteer. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

In July, Florida executed two prisoners on the same day, the first double execution by a single state in nearly a decade. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

In 2024, when former President Joe Biden commuted 37 prisoners facing the death penalty, advocates from the ACLU to Catholic bishops called upon Newsom to do the same. — Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Those cases involve prisoners with more than one felony conviction. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Attorneys for the prisoners urged the high court to allow the transition care to continue. — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

And prisoners brought a class action seeking reinstatement of the decades-long health policy. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026