Synonyms of clink

clink 1 of 2

noun

slang

as in jail

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

I once spent a night in the clink, and it's an experience I don't want to repeat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outside

clink

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verb

as in to jingle

to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound

coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jingle
• tinkle
• ring
• chink
• rattle
• chime
• tingle
• clank
• clang
• clatter
• clack
• clash
• ping
• gong
• crash
• ding
• clangor
• jangle
• plink
• ding-dong