Synonyms for imprisoned
im·pris·oned

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1. captive, confined, imprisoned, jailedadjective

   being in captivity

   Synonyms:
   captive, engrossed, absorbed, enwrapped, confined, wrapped, jailed, intent

   Antonyms:
   free

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1. List of paraphrases for "imprisoned":

   incarcerated, jailed, detained, trapped, arrested, prison, imprisonment, prisoners

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1. President Biden:

   I raised the case of two wrongfully imprisoned American citizens, Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed, the families of the detained Americans came up and we discussed them. We're going to follow through with that discussion. I am not going to walk away on that.

2. Garo Paylan:

   I was only an Armenian, imprisoned by my identity. Now I'm part of something bigger that wants a say in our future.

3. Mark Arabo:

   In Iraq, they only had three choices: convert to Islam, death by the sword or leave the country, they’ve refused to convert, escaped slavery and death – only to be imprisoned by our broken immigration system.

4. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz:

   Those who are persecuting Kim Davis believe that Christians should not serve in public office. That is the consequence of their position. Or, if Christians do serve in pubic office, they must disregard their religious faith -- or be sent to jail, kim Davis should not be in jail. We are a country founded on Judeo-Christian values, founded by those fleeing religious oppression and seeking a land where we could worship God and live according to our faith, without being imprisoned for doing so.

5. J. Michael Straczynski:

   No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.