as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
took up the cause of imprisoned political dissidents
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm
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Recent Examples of imprisoned
Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
Foro Penal, which keeps tabs on imprisoned dissidents and regime opponents, estimates that nearly 400 detainees will not benefit, noting the law covers only a 13-year period of the 27 years of Chavismo.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Nagarjuna had studied the story of the saint-composer from school textbooks – the king who imprisoned him, the sealed chamber with an opening only at the top through which he was fed.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
In 1977, the generals who ruled Argentina shut down the paper and imprisoned Timerman.
—Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
The Tribune found Chicago’s final costs to resolve claims in murder exonerations since 2010 averaged nearly $560,000 for each year the person was wrongfully imprisoned — and nearly $100,000 of that amount went to pay private lawyers.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Our heroes like Hughey (Jack McQuaid) are imprisoned under Homelander's (Antony Starr) tyranny, and all hope seems to be lost.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
He was imprisoned several times between 1792 and 1802, usually without any trial at all.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
And so he was briefly imprisoned.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
But first McCarty needed a sense of how many women were imprisoned at Mabel Bassett for crimes tied to their own abuse — a phenomenon that sentencing-reform advocates call criminalized survivorship.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
Foro Penal, which keeps tabs on imprisoned dissidents and regime opponents, estimates that nearly 400 detainees will not benefit, noting the law covers only a 13-year period of the 27 years of Chavismo.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
Mohammadi has a heart condition and suffered multiple heart attacks while imprisoned before undergoing emergency surgery in 2022, her supporters say.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Nagarjuna had studied the story of the saint-composer from school textbooks – the king who imprisoned him, the sealed chamber with an opening only at the top through which he was fed.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
In 1977, the generals who ruled Argentina shut down the paper and imprisoned Timerman.
—Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
The Tribune found Chicago’s final costs to resolve claims in murder exonerations since 2010 averaged nearly $560,000 for each year the person was wrongfully imprisoned — and nearly $100,000 of that amount went to pay private lawyers.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Our heroes like Hughey (Jack McQuaid) are imprisoned under Homelander's (Antony Starr) tyranny, and all hope seems to be lost.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
He was imprisoned several times between 1792 and 1802, usually without any trial at all.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
And so he was briefly imprisoned.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
But first McCarty needed a sense of how many women were imprisoned at Mabel Bassett for crimes tied to their own abuse — a phenomenon that sentencing-reform advocates call criminalized survivorship.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisoned
Verb
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Kendra was briefly jailed before being released on bond.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ronald Demeo, 63, was jailed last week after a woman reported that she was assaulted while under sedation at his clinic, located at 2801 SW Third Ave.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Strait of Hormuz is closed, the world economy is captive, and there’s no easy way out.—
David Ignatius,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the weeks that followed, a detailed account of a different captive’s story was read every Shabbat, attesting to a lingering collective grief.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Following the German occupation of France at the height of his career, Felsen tried to escape to Switzerland; however, he was caught, arrested and interned in Drancy concentration camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Church first interned at the company during college and, after graduating from Berkeley in 2024, returned to Range full-time, working as an Associate for Founding Partner Rich Cook before his promotion to coordinator.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Jim Bob Duggar, star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, tried to impart some fatherly love to his second incarcerated son.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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Opioid overdose deaths continue to drop Wisconsin prisons and county jails have expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder over the last five years, but gaps remain that leave some incarcerated people without treatment.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Imprisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisoned. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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