immured

The word “immured” has 2 syllables: im-mured

It's pronounced as /ɪˈmjʊrd/


What is synonym and antonym for immured?

In the thesaurus, “immured” has 12 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for immured along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for immured

  • caged
  • chained
  • confined
  • encased
  • enclosed
  • housed
  • imprisoned
  • incarcerated
  • inclosed
  • interned
  • jailed
  • surrounded

Antonyms for immured

  • discharged
  • escaped
  • free
  • freed
  • liberated
  • loose
  • released
  • unbound
  • unconfined
  • unrestrained

Meanings of immured

  • verb
    1. To cloister, confine, imprison: to lock up behind walls.
    2. To put or bury within a wall.
    3. (of a growing crystal) To trap or capture (an impurity); chiefly in the participial adjective immured and gerund or gerundial noun immuring.
  • adjective
    1. Imprisoned or confined.

Example Sentences

  • The prisoner was immured within the castle walls for decades.
  • She felt immured in her responsibilities, unable to pursue her dreams.
  • The rebels were immured in the fortress after their capture.
  • He had immured himself in his room, refusing to speak to anyone.
  • The artifact was immured in the crypt to keep it safe from thieves.

On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to immured, such as: caged, chained, confined, discharged, encased, enclosed, escaped.

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Related Words

caged

  • chained
  • confined
  • encased
  • enclosed
  • enslaved
  • housed
  • immured
  • imprisoned
  • inclosed
  • incommunicado
  • leashed
  • penned
  • surrounded

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