jails
The word “jails” has 1 syllable: jails
It's pronounced as /dʒeɪlz/
What is synonym and antonym for jails?
In the thesaurus, “jails” has 16 synonyms and 9 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for jails along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for jails
- cell
- confine
- detain
- hold
- imprison
- imprisons
- incarcerates
- interns
- lock up
- lockup
- penitentiaries
- penitentiary
- prison
- prisons
- sentence
- take away
Antonyms for jails
- discharges
- free
- frees
- let go
- liberate
- liberates
- outsides
- release
- releases
Meanings of jails
- noun
- A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
- Confinement in a jail.
- The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
- In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.
- (FreeBSD) A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.
- verb
- To imprison.
Example Sentences
- I hope the judge jails the criminals for their actions.
- The city jails were overcrowded due to increased crime rates.
- If the system fails, it jails the innocent along with the guilty.
- The new legislation aims to reform the jails and improve conditions.
- She fears that corruption within the police force protects those who should be in jails.
On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jails, such as: cell, confine, detain, discharges, free, frees, hold.
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