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:
Starved, beaten: Singaporean gets life imprisonment for murdering sister
Nov 5, 2026 South China Morning Post
Nov 5, 2026 South China Morning Post
Caleb Amisi warns religious leaders after Paul Mackenzie’s 200-year imprisonment
Nov 7, 2026 People Daily
Nov 7, 2026 People Daily
Malaysian palace says house arrest order for imprisoned ex-leader Najib must be respected
Nov 7, 2026 record-eagle.com
Nov 7, 2026 record-eagle.com
Imprisoned on Flimsy Evidence, He Began Quilting. Now His Work Is in Museums.
Nov 1, 2026 The New York Times
Nov 1, 2026 The New York Times
Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for possession of duty-not-paid cigarettes (with photo)
Nov 6, 2026 www.info.gov.hk
Nov 6, 2026 www.info.gov.hk
One in Five: Racial Disparity in Imprisonment — Causes and Remedies
Dec 7, 2023 The Sentencing Project
Dec 7, 2023 The Sentencing Project