Panopticon
Panopticon noun - A circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791.
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Synonyms for Panopticon
Prison and panopticon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prison" instead a noun "Panopticon".
Prison
Prison noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Panopticon and prison are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Panopticon" with "Prison", this nouns are similar.
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Prison and Panopticon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/panopticon/prison
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Prison or Panopticon. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/panopticon/prison.
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