INTERNEE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

internee

noun

Definition of internee

as in prisoner

one that has been taken and held in confinement all internees were released upon the cessation of hostilities

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Recent Examples of internee As a former internee at Guantánamo and a onetime federal inmate, Rey had enough experience to be immediately alarmed by the chaos at Camp East Montana. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

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prisoner

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In a guest-starring role, Johnson will play Dee, a patient who is a tough prisoner with an even tougher dilemma.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
In July, Florida became the first state in nearly a decade to execute two prisoners in one day.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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