BIG HOUSES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

big houses

noun

plural of big house, slang

as in jails

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody told harrowing stories of his years spent in the big house

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Recent Examples of big houses Boomers stayed in the workforce longer than expected, retired later, and held on to big houses as starter homes disappeared beneath them. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026 However, a lot of big houses have been built on smallish lots. — Richard Dahlberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Wooden signs dot roadsides advertising homes from the $300,000s for a townhome to over $1 million for big houses in the most desirable suburban neighborhoods. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Thank goodness for wealthy people and their big houses. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025

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Reports also describe people in prisons and jails around the country being routinely beaten, among other abuse.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Several other contractors’ jails and treatment centers across the state are referenced by name in the lawsuit.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of jails

Noun

Hodge says he was abused in multiple federal penitentiaries, but was frequently blocked from filing complaints about it.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
This includes providing the Colombian military more leeway in the field, signing a new security agreement with Washington and building 10 mega-prisons that mimic Bukele’s network of penitentiaries in El Salvador.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

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At one point over two thirds of Sloss's entry-level workforce was composed of Black labor, which was socially and hierarchically segregated and, up until 1928, often sourced from nearby prisons.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Like Francis before him, Leo has made visiting prisons a key part of his papal travel in a bid to give a message of hope to inmates and underscore their inherent dignity, that God loves them and that there is always a chance for redemption.

— Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

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