jailing

The word “jailing” has 2 syllables: jail-ing.

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒeɪlɪŋ/.


What is synonym and antonym for jailing?

In the thesaurus, “jailing” has 7 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for jailing along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for jailing

  • capture
  • detention
  • imprisoning
  • imprisonment
  • incarcerating
  • incarceration
  • interning

Antonyms for jailing

  • discharging
  • freedom
  • freeing
  • liberating
  • release
  • releasing

Meanings of jailing

  • verb
    1. To imprison.
  • noun
    1. An instance of a person being jailed.

Example Sentences

  • The judge issued a stern warning before officially jailing the convicted felon.
  • Protesters condemned the authorities for unjustly jailing peaceful demonstrators.
  • Despite the outcry, the court remained firm in its decision, swiftly jailing the suspect.
  • The media coverage intensified as public figures rallied against the practice of arbitrarily jailing dissenting voices.
  • The community questioned the motives behind selectively jailing individuals without proper legal proceedings.

On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jailing, such as: capture, detention, discharging, freedom, freeing, imprisoning, imprisonment.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

gaff

  • appliance
  • apprehend
  • beat
  • blunder
  • breach
  • capture
  • catch
  • cheat
  • crime
  • deceive
  • detain
  • detention
  • device
  • error
  • failing
  • failure
  • fault
  • fool
  • gaffe
  • gear
  • gizmo
  • goof
  • hustle
  • imprison
  • imprisonment
  • incarcerate
  • incarceration
  • indiscretion
  • jail
  • jailing
  • lapse
  • machine
  • machinery
  • means
  • mechanism
  • miscue
  • misstep
  • mistake
  • negligence
  • offence
  • offense
  • omission
  • oversight
  • pluck
  • round up
  • screw
  • seize
  • sin
  • squeeze
  • stick
  • sting
  • swindle
  • transgression
  • trick
  • violation

gaffs

  • appliance
  • apprehend
  • beats
  • blunder
  • blunders
  • breach
  • capture
  • catch
  • cheats
  • crime
  • deceives
  • detain
  • detention
  • device
  • error
  • errors
  • failing
  • failure
  • fault
  • fiddles
  • fools
  • gaffes
  • gear
  • gizmo
  • goof
  • hustles
  • imprison
  • imprisonment
  • improprieties
  • incarcerate
  • incarceration
  • indiscretion
  • indiscretions
  • jail
  • jailing
  • lapse
  • machine
  • machinery
  • means
  • mechanism
  • miscue
  • misstep
  • mistake
  • mistakes
  • negligence
  • offences
  • offense
  • omission
  • oversight
  • plucks
  • round up
  • screws
  • seize
  • shorts
  • sin
  • solecisms
  • squeezes
  • sticks
  • stings
  • transgression
  • tricks
  • violation

quarantining

  • block off
  • confining
  • detention
  • incarcerating
  • isolating
  • jailing
  • removing
  • restraining
  • restricting
  • segregating
  • separating
  • sequester

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