DUNGEON Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

dungeon

noun

Definition of dungeon

as in jail

a dark underground space in a castle used for keeping prisoners The king threw them into the dungeon.

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outside

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Recent Examples of dungeon And, finally, new dungeons are being peppered throughout the new DLC zone to incentivize you to explore every nook and cranny. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 Plumbing-the-depths-of-your-soul kind of thing, and going into the dungeon and fighting the dragon and coming back with the gold. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 There’s dungeons or the headsman’s block for someone with that many secrets to spill. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Ahlman goes for Dungeon Crawler Carl, a book series about a man and his ex’s cat having to compete in a dungeon crawl. — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dungeon

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon

Noun

Trump had called for the leakers to face long-term jail sentences.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
In 2024, Indonesia revised its anti-wildlife trafficking law to bring in stricter fines and longer jail sentences.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

The 911 call recordings, as reported by the Associated Press, showed that first responders and prison officials did not know whether a request for emergency help from within the execution chamber was legitimate.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Eady-Williams sentenced Pham and Salerno to life in prison without possibility of parole for the murder charges.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of prison

Noun

Developed with Montex, the silhouettes combined an everyday piece—such as a yellow lingerie dress—with a collapsible overlayer, for example a tent-like structure in transparent lace or a cage of leather bows.

— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
The kitchen was open to the living/dining area, and a room with storage cages was down the hall.

— Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cage

Noun

Cruise ships have brigs – or onboard jails – where they may be held, or they could be confined to their cabins, The Points Guy reported.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Word around baseball is all the losing has turned the Mets clubhouse, which has already been fractured these past couple years, into a joyless brig.

— Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026

Definition of brig

Noun

Like Resident Evil, Whalefall gives its protagonist just an hour to accomplish his goal, which in this case means escaping the whale’s innards before his oxygen tank runs dry.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Three dead roaches were also spotted near the hot water tank.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tank

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