prisonlike

ˈprɪzənlaɪk

Definition

Definition of prisonlike - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

environment

Rare

resembling a prison in appearance or atmosphere

Rare

The small, windowless room felt prisonlike.

carceral

penal

incarceration

Rare

having characteristics of confinement or restriction

Rare

The strict rules made the school feel prisonlike.

confining

restrictive

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be prisonlike

resemble a prison in appearance or atmosphere

The strict rules made the school be prisonlike.

Origin of prisonlike

English, prison (jail) + -like (resembling)

Examples of prisonlike in a sentence

His office, with its bars on the windows, seemed prisonlike.
The tiny apartment felt prisonlike with its barred windows.
His controlling behavior made the relationship seem prisonlike.

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French:carcéral, prisonnier, ...
German:gefängnisartig, haftähnlich, ...
Italian:opprimente, carcerario, ...
Spanish:carcelario, de prisión, ...
Portuguese:prisional, ...
Chinese:监狱般的, 监禁般的, ...
Japanese:刑務所のような, 閉鎖的な, ...
Arabic:سِجْنِيّ, شبيه بالسجن, ...
Hebrew:כְּמוֹ בֵּית סֹהַר, כְּמוֹ בֵּית סוֹהַר, ...
Russian:тюремный, ограничительный, ...
Ukrainian:тюремний, ув'язнений, ...
Hindi:जेल जैसा, कारागार जैसा, ...
Bengali:কারাগারের মতো, বন্দিশালার মতো, ...
Catalan:carcerari, de presó, ...
Czech:vězeňský, stísněný, ...
Danish:fængselsagtig, indespærrende, ...
Dutch:gevangenisachtig, beperkend, ...
Greek:φυλακισμένος, σαν φυλακή, ...
Hungarian:börtönszerű, nyomasztó, ...
Khmer:មានរូបរាង ឬ បរិយាកាសដូចពន្ធនាគារ, ដូចពន្ធនាគារ, ...
Korean:감옥 같은, 구속적인, ...
Persian:زندان‌مانند, حبس‌گونه, ...
Polish:więzienny, ...
Portuguese (BR):prisional, opressivo, ...
Romanian:carceral, restrictiv, ...
Swedish:fängelseliknande, ...
Thai:เหมือนคุก, มีลักษณะกักขัง, ...
Turkish:hapishane gibi, hapsedilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:như nhà tù, giống nhà tù, ...

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