imprisoned (B2)

verb (past participle)

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈprɪzənd/

Definition

Confined in a prison or otherwise restrained, preventing freedom of movement.

Examples

• The political activist was unjustly imprisoned for speaking out against the government.

• For over a decade, the old man remained imprisoned in his own home due to illness.

• The bird, once free, felt imprisoned in the small cage.

How to Use imprisoned

be imprisoned (collocation)

To be held in prison. — "He was imprisoned for five years for his crimes."

imprisoned for (a crime) (prepositional phrase)

To be jailed because of a specific offense. — "She was imprisoned for fraud."

imprisoned in (a place) (prepositional phrase)

To be confined within a specific location. — "The princess felt imprisoned in her tower."

Synonyms of imprisoned

Words with a similar meaning to imprisoned:

• jailed
• confined
• incarcerated
• detained

Antonyms of imprisoned

Words with the opposite meaning to imprisoned:

• freed
• released

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