'Imprisoned' definitions:
Definition of 'imprisoned'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Imprisoned'
From: GCIDE
- Imprison \Im*pris"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprisoning.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See Prison.]
- 1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine. [1913 Webster]
- He imprisoned was in chains remediless. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way. [1913 Webster]
- Try to imprison the resistless wind. --Dryden.
- Syn: To incarcerate; confine; immure. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'imprisoned'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- barred,
- behind bars,
- beleaguered,
- beset,
- besieged,
- blockaded,
- bound,
- cabined,
- caged,
- cloistered,
- closed-in,
- confined,
- cooped,
- cordoned,
- cordoned off,
- corralled,
- cramped,
- cribbed,
- enclosed,
- fenced,
- hedged,
- hemmed,
- immured,
- in captivity,
- in durance vile,
- in prison,
- in stir,
- incarcerated,
- jailed,
- leaguered,
- locked up,
- mewed,
- paled,
- penned,
- pent-up,
- quarantined,
- railed,
- restrained,
- shut-in,
- walled,
- walled-in