OUBLIETTES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

oubliettes

noun

plural of oubliette

as in dungeons

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outsides

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Noun

Whether Gore is Hammer’s saviour after so long in the cinematic dungeons remains to be seen.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
And, finally, new dungeons are being peppered throughout the new DLC zone to incentivize you to explore every nook and cranny.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dungeons

Noun

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

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
The lawsuit over healthcare for incarcerated people covers Arizona’s nine state-run prisons but not the nearly 10,000 Arizona inmates held in private prisons.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of prisons

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

Definition of penitentiaries

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