Synonyms for inmate
ˈɪnˌmeɪtin·mate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. inmatenoun

   one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

   Synonyms:
   convict, yardbird, yard bird, con, inpatient

2. inpatient, inmatenoun

   a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

   Synonyms:
   convict, yardbird, yard bird, con, inpatient

3. convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbirdnoun

   a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

   Synonyms:
   confidence game, bunco, inpatient, hustle, convict, bunko, confidence trick, bunko game, con game, gyp, yard bird, bunco game, con, sting, yardbird, flimflam

Matched Categories

1. • Patient
   • Prisoner
   • Resident

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1. inmatenoun

   Synonyms:
   fellow-lodger, fellow-boarder

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. inmatenoun

   Synonyms:
   occupant

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1. List of paraphrases for "inmate":

   prisoner, detainee, detained, convict, detainees, inmates, held, prisoners, lodger, offender, prison

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1. Michael Skelly:

   To run our jails effectively, efficiently and safely, you need to have optimal staffing levels. You need to hire staff to maintain optimal staffing levels, everything that happens through our jails in terms of care, custody and control, inmate services, safety and security runs through staffing levels.

2. Randall Kallinen:

   98 pound special needs inmate brain dead after attack by 240 pound repeat violent offender with knife at understaffed Harris County jail, we shall get justice.

3. Susan McNaughton:

   No drugs or contraband or influence of escape, if it clears through the mailroom, it's delivered to the inmate.

4. Norman Seabrook:

   If I physically touch an inmate, it's a use of force irrespective of an injury happening, absolutely we're saying, 'Document everything. Don't physically get into an altercation but use chemical agents. Spray them. Spray everybody you've got to spray but don't punch nobody out. Just spray whoever you've got to.'.

5. Mike Dominguez:

   It will not shock me to hear that the County Administration and Sheriff have let an inmate out as a result of this mandate that causes harm to our community or innocent citizens of our community. I truly feel for our innocent community members who are concerned and who this will ultimately affect.