Synonyms and antonyms of Prisoners in British Thesaurus

abductee (noun)

someone who has been abducted

captive (noun)

someone who is being kept as a prisoner

Category A (adjective)

a Category A prisoner is someone who would be extremely dangerous if they escaped from prison and must therefore be guarded very closely

chain gang (noun)

a group of prisoners who are chained together while they work outside

con (noun)

very informal a prisoner

convict (noun)

someone who is in prison because they have committed a crime

detainee (noun)

someone who is kept in prison, especially because of their political activities

ex-con (noun)

informal someone who used to be in prison

hostage (noun)

a person who is the prisoner of someone who threatens to kill them if they do not get what they want

inmate (noun)

someone who is kept in a prison, mental hospital, or other institution

internee (noun)

someone who is put in a prison without being officially accused of a crime, especially for political reasons

jailbird (noun)

informal a prisoner, especially someone who has spent most of their adult life in prison

lifer (noun)

informal someone who has been sent to prison for the rest of their life

old lag (noun)

Britishold-fashioned someone who has been in prison many times

political prisoner (noun)

someone who is sent to prison by their own government because it does not approve of their beliefs or actions

POW (noun)

a prisoner of war

prisoner (noun)

someone who is in prison as punishment for a crime

prisoner (noun)

someone who is being kept in a prison during a war, or for political reasons

prisoner of conscience (noun)

someone who is sent to prison because of their political beliefs or actions

prisoner of war (noun)

someone, usually a soldier, who is held as a prisoner by the enemy during a war

remand prisoner (noun)

a person who is kept in jail before their trial

yardbird (noun)

Americaninformal someone who is in prison