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

Here the surroundings are less bleak, the library better, the prisoners friendlier. — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

The hijackers, two Palestinians and two Germans, separated dozens of Jewish and Israeli passengers from the rest and threatened to kill them if Israel did not free dozens of Palestinian prisoners. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

The raiders’ prisoners are saved by Titus, a young man on a mysterious quest of his own, but once Bria is freed from captivity, Titus leaves her to fend for herself in the wilderness. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

For the rest of the movie, these two brilliant men will remain locked in together, samurai and prisoners both. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

At 80 years old, Occhicone became the second-oldest inmate ever executed in the United States and the oldest inmate ever executed in Florida, which is putting more elderly prisoners to death than any other state in the nation. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The State Department had designated and sanctioned Ghezel Hesar Prison in 2024 for gross human rights violations and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

In the beginning of season 18, he was attacked by prisoners and woke up with no recollection of his identity or his past crimes. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Jewish prisoners helped build the synagogue, with some support from Fleischer and others in the outside community. — Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026