interned

Detained without trial

Interned has two distinct meanings depending on context.

Most commonly, it's the past tense of intern meaning to confine someone, especially during wartime: Japanese Americans were interned in camps during World War II.

It also means having served as an intern: She interned at a law firm last summer.

detained

detained

Held against one's will

held · captive · quarantined · sequestered · restricted · isolated · restrained · custody · confinement · detention

internee

detainee

Person held in custody

evacuee · refugee · deportee · hostage · relocatee · stateless

apprenticed

trainee

One being instructed

clerk · placement · rotation · practicum · clinical · residency · shadowing · mentored · hands-on · supervised

Categories
Opposites
confinement status

internedfree

Without payment or restriction

freed · released · liberated · at liberty · unconfined

action taken on detainees

internedreleased

Set free from confinement

freed · liberated · discharged · let go · set free

Phrases
Family

internet, intern, interns, internment, interning, internalize, internationalize, internee, internalizes

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG