Definition of imprison

You can enter up to 15 letters and use up to 2 wildcards in the search. Use question mark (?) for wildcard searches.
Word Finders
Word Lists

Scrabble & Words with friends points

  • imprison is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • imprison is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • imprison is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of imprison

  • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb)

    Examples

    1. The suspects were imprisoned without trial

    Synonyms

    1. gaol
    2. immure
    3. incarcerate
    4. jail
    5. jug
    6. lag
    7. put away
    8. put behind bars
    9. remand
  • confine as if in a prison (verb)

    Examples

    1. His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone

See definition of imprison in Merriam Webster