Synonyms & related words for cellmate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cellmate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cellmate

Explore words related to cellmate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include inmate, cellblock, jailhouse, coinmate, prison, jail, jailbird, prisoners. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does cellmate come from?

The word cellmate breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Middle Dutch origin: cell, from Latin cella (“small room, chamber”); and mate, from Middle Dutch mate (“companion”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.