jail
68 synonyms and 0 antonyms for jail, ranked by how commonly they're used.
Noun — A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
Synonyms for jail
big house
borstal
bridewell
brig
can
calaboose
chokey
choky
clink
correctional facility
correctional institution
crowbar hotel
detention centre
dungeon
gaol
glasshouse
graybar hotel
guardhouse
hock
gulag
hole
honor farm
hoosegow
house of detention
iron house
jailhouse
joint
juvenile hall
jug
juvie
lockup
nigger university
nick
pen
penal colony
penitentiary
pokey
porridge
prison
prison farm
prison camp
prison hulk
prison ship
queer ken
remand center
roundhouse
slammer
slam
stalag
stir
stockade
tronk
up the river
workhouse
Alcatraz
Attica
Bastille
Dartmoor
Devil's Island
Folsom
Leavenworth
Hanoi Hilton
Lefortovo
Maze
Pelican Bay
San Quentin
Sing Sing
Tower