Synonyms & related words for imprison

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of imprison — including incarcerate, immure, jail, remand, detain, prison. 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 imprison

Explore words related to imprison — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include reimprison, imprisonable, incarcerator, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement, detainment, detention. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for imprison

Common synonyms for imprison include incarcerate, immure, jail, remand, detain, prison, confine, quod — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does imprison come from?

The word imprison breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -prison, from Latin prehensio (“a seizing, prison”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.