prisoners

NOUN

person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captive convict detainee hostage

STRONG

con culprit internee jailbird lag lifer loser tough yardbird

WEAK

chain gang member

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prisoners

“There were protesters for the war in Ukraine saying, ‘Free the prisoners!

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Known widely by the affectionate name, 47-year-old Tetiana Vyshniak is the driving force of a movement urging for the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

"The staff just no longer have the capacity to give attention to individual prisoners."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Karl is shy at first, but soon he's happy to be picked up and shown off to the other prisoners.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In December 1944, Lulu assembled a truckload of rice, beans, sugar, peanuts, canned goods, salted fish, and candies for the prisoners of the Los Baños internment camp.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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