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Synonyms for locked up
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : lok |
Phonetic Transcription : lɒk |
Top 10 synonyms for locked up Other synonyms for the word locked up
- access
- accomplish
- acquire
- adhere
- adjust
- adumbrate
- amass
- anchor
- annex
- arrange
- arrest
- asseverate
- attain
- attest
- aver
- avouch
- avow
- bag
- bank
- bastille
- batten down
- be blessed with
- be born with
- be endowed with
- bear
- bedfast
- bedridden
- bin
- bind
- block off
- blockade
- blot out
- bogart
- bolt
- book
- bottle
- bottle up
- bottled up
- bound
- box in
- box up
- bridle
- bring
- bring in
- bring to a screeching halt
- bring to screeching halt
- build up
- bury
- button
- button down
- buy
- buy into
- buy off
- buy out
- cache
- cage
- caged
- camouflage
- can
- cancel
- capture
- carry
- cash in on
- catch
- cement
- censor
- certain
- certify
- chain
- chalk up
- charged
- check
- cherish
- chilled
- choke back
- cinch
- circle
- circumscribe
- circumscribed
- clamp
- clasp
- clean up
- clear
- cleave
- clench
- clinch
- cling
- cloak
- clog
- close
- close in
- closet
- clutch
- collect
- come by
- commit
- compass
- compassed
- compel
- complete
- compulsory
- conceal
- confine
- confined
- confirm
- constrain
- consume
- contain
- control
- cool
- coop
- coop up
- cooped up
- cop
- copyright
- cork
- cork up
- corner
- corner the market
- corral
- cover
- crack down
- cradle
- cramp
- cramped
- cross heart
- cumulate
- curb
- curtail
- curtain
- debar
- declare
- declare illegal
- delay
- delimit
- deny
- deposit
- deprive
- detain
- detained
- deter
- devour
- direct
- disallow
- disguise
- dissemble
- ditch
- dominate
- draw
- duck
- earn
- eclipse
- educe
- effect
- elicit
- embargo
- embrace
- employ
- encase
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- enfold
- engage
- engross
- enjoin
- enjoy
- ensconce
- enshroud
- enslave
- enslaved
- ensnared
- ensure
- entrammel
- envelop
- environ
- establish
- evoke
- exclude
- exercise control
- extort
- extract
- fasten
- fated
- fence
- fence in
- fence off
- fetch
- fetter
- fix
- flattened out
- fondle
- forbid
- force
- forestall
- forfend
- freeze
- freeze to
- gag
- gain
- garner
- gather
- get
- get hands on
- get hold of
- glean
- go into hiding
- go underground
- govern
- grab
- grasp
- gridlock
- grip
- grounded
- guarantee
- guard
- guide
- halt
- hamper
- hampered
- handicap
- handle
- hang on
- hang up
- harbor
- harness
- have
- have a lock on
- have in hand
- have to name
- hedge
- held
- hem
- hem in
- hide
- hinder
- hitch
- hive
- hoard
- hog
- hog-tie
- hog-tied
- hogtie
- hold
- hold back
- hold captive
- hold hostage
- hold in custody
- hold prisoner
- hold up
- hole up
- hook
- hook on
- hug
- hush up
- hustle
- hutch
- ice
- iced
- idle
- imbue
- immure
- immured
- impede
- impending
- implant
- impound
- imprison
- imprisoned
- in chains
- in custody
- in jail
- incarcerate
- incarcerated
- include
- incommodious
- incommunicado
- indenture
- indisposed
- induct
- ineluctable
- ineludible
- inescapable
- inevasible
- inevitable
- inexorable
- inherit
- inhibit
- insert
- insist
- institutionalize
- insure
- interdict
- intern
- invalided
- jail
- jailed
- jam up
- keep
- keep captive
- keep close
- keep down
- keep from
- keep in custody
- keep in line
- keep in reserve
- keep lid on
- keep out
- keep secret
- keep to oneself
- kill
- laid up
- land
- lash
- latch on to
- latch onto
- lay away
- lay up
- leash
- lie low
- limit
- lock
- lock away
- lock in
- lock on
- lock up
- locked up
- maintain
- make
- make a buy
- make a killing
- make certain
- make fast
- make safe
- make sure
- manacle
- manage
- mask
- mew
- moor
- mothball
- mure
- muzzle
- nab
- nail
- nail down
- necessary
- necessitate
- net
- nix
- not give away
- not let go
- not tell
- nourish
- obligatory
- oblige
- obscure
- obstruct
- obtain
- obviate
- occlude
- occult
- occupy
- okay
- on ice
- open and shut
- oppose
- outlaw
- own
- own exclusively
- pack
- pack away
- padlock
- palm
- park
- parlay
- pass on
- patent
- pen
- penned
- pent
- pick up
- pinion
- plant
- possess
- preclude
- predicate
- prescribe
- press
- prevent
- prison
- procure
- profess
- promote
- pronounce
- proscribe
- protect
- provide
- pull
- pull back
- put
- put a lock on
- put a stopper in
- put away
- put behind bars
- put by
- put chill on
- put down
- put half nelson on
- put in storage
- put lock on
- put on ice
- put out of the way
- put the chill on
- put under lock and key
- rack up
- rail in
- railroad
- ratify
- realize
- reap
- receive
- remand
- repeat
- repress
- require
- reserve
- restrain
- restrained
- restrict
- restricted
- retain
- rivet
- roll up
- rubber-stamp
- rule out
- safeguard
- salt away
- save
- save for rainy day
- say no
- say so
- scare up
- score
- screen
- seal
- sealed up
- secrete
- secure
- seize
- send to prison
- send up
- send up the river
- sentence
- set
- set apart
- set out
- settle
- sew up
- shackle
- shadow
- shelter
- shield
- shroud
- shut down
- shut in
- shut out
- shut up
- sick
- sit on
- slough
- smuggle
- snag
- snap up
- snowball
- sock away
- spike
- squeeze
- squirrel
- stash
- state
- stay
- stay put
- stick
- stifle
- stock
- stockade
- stockpile
- stop
- stow away
- stymie
- subdue
- subjugated
- succeed to
- suppress
- sure
- swear
- swear on bible
- swear up and down
- syndicate
- taboo
- tack
- take
- take away
- take cover
- take in
- take over
- take possession
- take possession of
- take prisoner
- take up
- taken into custody
- teem with
- testify
- throw away the keys
- throw book at
- throw cold water on
- throw in dungeon
- throw the book at
- tie
- tie down
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- tighten
- trammel
- trap
- treasure
- tuck away
- under arrest
- under lock and key
- unescapable
- use
- utilize
- veil
- veto
- victual
- vise
- vouch
- wall
- wall in
- wangle
- warehouse
- warrant
- wield
- win
- withhold
- witness
- wrap
- wring
- yoke
- zing
Définition of locked up
Origin :- "means of fastening," Old English loc "bolt, fastening; barrier, enclosure," from Proto-Germanic *lukan (cf. Old Norse lok "fastening, lock," Gothic usluks "opening," Old High German loh "dungeon," German Loch "opening, hole," Dutch luik "shutter, trapdoor"). "The great diversity of meaning in the Teut. words seems to indicate two or more independent but formally identical substantival formations from the root."
- The Old English sense "barrier, enclosure" led to the specific meaning "barrier on a river" (c.1300), and the more specific sense "gate and sluice system on a water channel used as a means of raising and lowering boats" (1570s). Wrestling sense is from c.1600. Phrase under lock and key attested from early 14c.
- As in unavoidable : adj bound to happen
- As in booked : adj arrested
- As in captive : adj physically held by force
- As in confined : adj limited, enclosed
- As in imprison : verb confine; put in jail
- As in incarcerate : verb put in jail, confinement
- As in jail : verb incarcerate
- As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
- As in assure : verb make certain
- As in possess : verb have or obtain
- As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
- As in put away : verb incarcerate
- As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
- As in secure : verb obtain
- As in secure : verb attach, tie up
- As in store : verb collect and put aside
- As in tie/tie up : verb hamper, hinder
- As in bind : verb obligate; restrict
- As in tie up : verb hamper
- As in cage : verb hold in enclosure
- As in acquire : verb obtain or receive
- As in immobilize : verb tie
- As in mew : verb enclose
- As in stash : verb hide
- As in coop : verb confine
- As in corral : verb enclose
- As in affirm : verb declare the truth of something
- As in enclose : verb put inside, surround
- As in ensure : verb guarantee; make secure
- As in forbid : verb outlaw, prohibit an action
- As in get : verb come into possession of; achieve
- As in have : verb be in possession
- As in hide : verb conceal; remain unseen
- As in hold : verb have in one's hands, possession; grasp
- He thought: She will have to look after the shop while they keep me locked up.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- It would not do for her to break down while he was locked up?
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- He locked himself up as carefully as he locked up the Marshalsea debtors.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Consequently, he borrowed it all, and locked up the cellar for good.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- It was about midnight when poor Van Baerle was locked up in the prison of the Buytenhof.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- He'd have come this morning, as usual, fast enough, only she locked up his clothes.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- He got locked up in the cloisters last night with old Ketch and the bishop.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- The day's work was over, and the factories were all locked up for the night.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- He pointed direct at the press in which the clothes had just been locked up.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- When one had a beast of a girl like that one should keep her locked up.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
Antonyms for locked up
- abandon
- abstain
- add
- admit
- advance
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- authorize
- avoid
- avoidable
- bare
- calm
- cancel
- cease
- continue
- contradict
- deny
- depart
- desert
- detach
- disallow
- disavow
- disbelieve
- disburse
- disclose
- disconnect
- discourage
- disillusioned
- disjoin
- disperse
- dispossess
- dispute
- disregard
- dissipate
- dissuade
- distribute
- divide
- divulge
- dodge
- doubtful
- drop
- encourage
- endanger
- escapable
- exclude
- exhibit
- expose
- face
- facilitate
- fail
- favor
- forfeit
- forget
- forgo
- forsake
- forward
- free
- give
- give birth
- give in
- give up
- go
- halt
- harm
- healthy
- help
- hurt
- ignore
- include
- independent
- injure
- invalidate
- kill
- lack
- lay bare
- lay out
- leave
- let
- let go
- let out
- liberate
- liberated
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- meet
- misconstrue
- misguide
- mislead
- mismanage
- miss
- misunderstand
- need
- negate
- neglect
- not have
- nullify
- offer
- open
- optional
- overtake
- overthrow
- pass
- permit
- please
- promote
- push
- quit
- refrain
- refuse
- refute
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- renounce
- repel
- repress
- repudiate
- repulse
- reveal
- sanction
- scatter
- set free
- share
- show
- soothe
- spend
- squander
- start
- stop
- support
- surrender
- take out
- tell
- throw away
- turn on
- unbind
- uncertain
- unchain
- uncover
- understand
- unfasten
- unfix
- unhitch
- uninterested
- unlimited
- unlock
- unloose
- unmask
- unsettle
- unsure
- untie
- unwrap
- use
- veto
- voluntary
- want
- waste
- welcome
- well
- yield
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