INTERNED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

interned 1 of 2

adjective

as in imprisoned

taken and held prisoner the soldiers daringly rescued their interned comrades without the loss of a single life

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verb

past tense of intern

as in jailed

to put in or as if in prison some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II

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Whiting also interned with the campaign of a Parliament candidate while studying abroad in London. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 Johnson hired a young Ossoff as a staffer on the recommendation of the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights icon Ossoff interned for and considered a mentor. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Black Americans were struggling against the legacy of Jim Crow, and Abdeen interned with Ernest Goodman, a civil-rights lawyer who was reviving the National Lawyers Guild, a collective of progressive legal professionals. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 During her collegiate studies, Jones actually interned for NBC 5 back during the summer of 2022. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026 Maney is a New Jersey native who once interned with radio shock jock Howard Stern and also worked with radio personality Elvis Duran. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 Lake previously interned at the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and has worked as a legal intern and translator in Beijing, China. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 One of our young people in Tulsa, Oklahoma, interned at a company in their risk management department. — Byron V. Garrett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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The favorite to win Brazil’s election has promised to free his imprisoned father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, grant amnesty to supporters and impeach Supreme Court justices.

— Marina Dias, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
The company is required by its contract and state policy to provide mental health treatment, education and other services to imprisoned youth.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026

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Taylor, who reportedly bought his aristocratic title on the internet, was jailed for three years for selling a fake painting by the British artist Lowry through auction house Bonhams.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Other Americans, including some with serious illnesses, remain jailed in Russia.

— Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of jailed

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Buchanan, 72, had been incarcerated since 2004 for kidnapping a convict who was harassing a corrupt prison guard.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Li Nowlin-Sohl, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union who represented the inmates, said the Supreme Court's decision is critical for transgender people who are incarcerated in the federal system.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarcerated

Adjective

Federal agencies have overlapping jurisdiction over captive marine mammals –– for sea lions, the USDA oversees their welfare and NOAA decides who can keep them for public display.

— Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
During captive-carry testing, engineers can assess equipment carried by an aircraft before proceeding to more demanding flight demonstrations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

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