Synonyms & related words for prisons

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of prisons. 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 prisons

Explore words related to prisons — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include jails, penitentiary, convicts, prisoners, jailhouse, calaboose, bridewell, jailing. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does prisons come from?

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