Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun panopticon

2 senses of panopticon

Sense 1
panopticon -- (an area where everything is visible)
       => area -- (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants")

Sense 2
panopticon -- (a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791)
       => prison, prison house -- (a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)