jailed

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/d͡ʒeɪld/

A form of jail — A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

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incarceratedcaptiveconfinedimprisonedunfree
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of jail

    Synonyms: incarcerated

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebeing in captivity

Similar
captiveconfinedimprisonedunfree
Also see
captiveconfinedin jail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jailed

failedmailedscaledtailedsailednailedimpaledpaled
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Anagrams

ejidalJadiel
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APA

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MLA

“jailed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jailed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailed.

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