interned

Definitions

Confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons during wartime.

Served as an intern to gain practical experience in a professional field.

Examples

During the war, many innocent civilians were interned in camps far from their homes.

The journalist was interned by the local authorities after reporting on the political unrest.

My grandfather was interned for several years before he was finally released and allowed to return to his family.

Synonyms

confined detained imprisoned incarcerated sequestered impounded restrained

Antonyms

released liberated freed discharged emancipated unshackled let go