imprisonment
Definitions
Noun
- Putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
- The state of being imprisoned
- The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "imprisonment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inconsistent | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | disillusionment | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | inconvenient | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | impoverishment | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | intransigent | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "imprisonment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | improvement | 3 | 40 |
| 2 | monument | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | improvements | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | apportionment | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | prisoner | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | imprisoned | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | impertinent | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | imprisons | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | impoundments | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | imprint | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | impediment | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | impairment | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | imprison | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | imprisoning | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | impressment | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | impoundment | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | impoverishment | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | misgovernment | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | prisoned | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | maisonet | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "imprisonment" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | imprisonment of | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "imprisonment" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "imprisonment" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "imprisonment".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Falsely imprisoned for murder, freed by Boudin, man can sue S.F. police, appeals court rules
Jun 6, 2026 San Francisco Chronicle
Jun 6, 2026 San Francisco Chronicle
Upton man sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment for planting a destructive device
Jan 30, 2026 Oil City News
Jan 30, 2026 Oil City News
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20-year imprisonment
Feb 9, 2026 National Catholic Reporter
Feb 9, 2026 National Catholic Reporter
Kurdish activist sent to Sanandaj prison to serve one-year sentence
Jun 8, 2026 Kurdistan Human Rights Network
Jun 8, 2026 Kurdistan Human Rights Network