jailhouse
The word “jailhouse” has 2 syllables: jail-house
It's pronounced as /ˈdʒeɪlˌhaʊs/
What is synonym and antonym for jailhouse?
In the thesaurus, “jailhouse” has 65 synonyms and 1 antonym.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for jailhouse along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for jailhouse
- barrier
- bastille
- big house
- black hole
- block
- bridewell
- brig
- bull pen
- bullpen
- cage
- calaboose
- camp
- can
- cell
- clink
- concentration camp
- cooler
- coop
- corral
- detention camp
- dungeon
- fence
- glasshouse
- guardhouse
- guardroom
- gulag
- hock
- hold
- hole
- hoosegow
- house of correction
- inside
- jail
- joint
- jug
- keep
- labor camp
- lockup
- nick
- oubliette
- pen
- penal institution
- penitentiary
- pokey
- pound
- prison
- prison camp
- protection
- quod
- rack
- reform school
- reformatory
- slam
- slammer
- solitary
- stalag
- stir
- stockade
- sty
- tank
- tolbooth
- training school
- up the river
- ward
- work camp
Antonyms for jailhouse
- outside
Meanings of jailhouse
- noun
- A building containing a prison.
Example Sentences
- The echoes of laughter and chatter filled the dimly lit jailhouse.
- A somber mood hung over the crowded jailhouse as inmates awaited their fate.
- Whispers of escape plans circulated through the cramped cells of the old jailhouse.
- The rusty bars of the jailhouse rattled as a heated argument broke out among prisoners.
- In the small town, the local jailhouse became a symbol of authority and consequence.
On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jailhouse, such as: barrier, bastille, big house, black hole, block, bridewell, brig.
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Related Words
jail
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- solitary
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- stockade
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- throw the book at
- tolbooth
- training school
- trammel
- up the river
- ward
- work camp