INTERNEES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

internees

noun

plural of internee

as in prisoners

one that has been taken and held in confinement all internees were released upon the cessation of hostilities

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Recent Examples of internees Strausfeld, like many internees, was taken to the Isle of Man, off the northwest coast of England. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026

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prisoners

Noun

Gamblers would bet on the fates of prisoners awaiting execution and of prominent people whose illnesses were reported on in the newspaper.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
As modern prisons proliferated across the nation, major cities exported prisoners to state prisons in less populated areas.

— Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

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