Synonyms & related words for imprisonment

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of imprisonment — including incarceration, captivity, immurement, jailing, internment, confinement. 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 imprisonment

Explore words related to imprisonment — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include imprisonable, jailed, reimprison, prison, imprisoned, imprisoning, incarcerated, convicts. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for imprisonment

Common synonyms for imprisonment include incarceration, captivity, immurement, jailing, internment, confinement, detention, durance — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does imprisonment come from?

The word imprisonment breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root prison-, from Latin prehendo (“seize, grasp”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.