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in jail

ADJECTIVE

confined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circumscribed cramped imprisoned restrained restricted

STRONG

bound chilled compassed cramp detained grounded hampered held hog-tied iced immured incarcerated indisposed invalided jailed pent sick

WEAK

bedfast bedridden bottled-up cooped up flattened out in chains incommodious laid up locked up on ice sealed up shut-in

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy well

WEAK

free liberated unlimited

ADJECTIVE

jailed

Synonyms

STRONG

incarcerated

WEAK

captive under arrest

VERB

behind bars

Synonyms

WEAK

confined imprisoned in prison incarcerated jailed put away serving time under lock and key

Example Sentences

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He remains in jail and his case is next expected to be dealt with in September.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But she spent nearly a year-and-a-half in jail in pre-trial detention from 2018-20.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In the summer of 2019, Epstein was arrested and died in jail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

If that case is the benchmark - with around a month in jail for every £1,000 embezzled - then Murrell could be behind bars for a very long time.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“I just don’t understand how all of this happened. This morning I woke up in jail, and now I’m about to fly to Scotland for spy training. It’s just so...overwhelming.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

in jail

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