REFORMATORIES Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word reformatories. (close relations)
reformatory
Best Alternative Words for REFORMATORIES
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penitentiaries | nounn | |||||||
noun • a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes adjective satellite • used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers • showing or constituting penance | ||||||||
prisons | nounn | |||||||
noun • a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement | ||||||||
reform school | nounn | |||||||
noun • correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders | ||||||||
borstal | nounn | |||||||
noun • formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison | ||||||||
reformative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending to reform | ||||||||
detention home | nounn | |||||||
noun • an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) | ||||||||
training school | nounn | |||||||
noun • a school providing practical vocational and technical training • correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders |