QUOD Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

quod

noun

ˈkwäd

British slang

as in penitentiary

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody the robbers who made off with nearly a half million pounds will likely spend a good long time in quod

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

outside

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quod

Noun

From a federal penitentiary in Virginia, Jose Landa-Rodriguez reconnected with an old friend in California.

Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
But there’s a war out there in Tulsa, whose lucrative drug trade is not being overseen by the usual cartel, but by a native tribe chief (Graham Greene) who runs the Indian Brotherhood from a state penitentiary.

Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024

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