Synonyms of the word

inmate

• n. A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
• n. A person who occupies or dwells within a dwelling-house. The word came to be used to refer to temporary…

captive

• n. One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
• n. One held prisoner.
• n. (figuratively) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
• adj. Held prisoner; not free; confined.
• adj. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
• adj. Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To capture; to take captive.

con

• v. (rare) To study, especially in order to gain knowledge of.
• v. (rare, archaic) To know, understand, acknowledge.
• v. Variant spelling of conn: to conduct the movements of a ship at sea.
• n. A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
• n. (computing) A reserved word in MS-DOS applications, likely an abbreviation for console.
• n. (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
• n. (slang) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal,…
• v. (transitive, slang) To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
• v. (nautical) To give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through…
• n. (nautical) The navigational direction of a ship.
• n. An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.

convict

• v. (transitive) To find guilty.
• n. (law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
• n. A person deported to a penal colony.
• n. A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.

gaolbird

• n. Alternative spelling of jailbird.

inpatient

• n. (healthcare) A patient whose treatment needs at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized…
• adj. (healthcare) Of or related to treating inpatients.

jailbird

• n. A prisoner or an ex-prisoner.

occupant

• n. A person who occupies a place or a position.
• n. An owner or tenant of a property.
• n. A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.

occupier

• n. One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.

patient

• adj. (of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
• adj. Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
• adj. (obsolete) Physically able to suffer or bear.
• n. A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
• n. (linguistics, grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
• n. One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.

prisoner

• n. A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
• n. Any person held against their will.

resident

• n. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
• n. A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
• n. A graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty.
• n. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
• n. (law) a legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
• adj. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
• adj. Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
• adj. (obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain.
• adj. (computing, of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.

yardbird

• n. (chiefly US, slang) A chicken.
• n. (chiefly US, slang) A person who is imprisoned.
• n. (chiefly US, slang) A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base.