Defenition of the word captive
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Defenition of the word captive
- Put in jail.
- an animal that is confined
- in captivity
- a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
- deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie"
- giving or marked by complete attention to
- being in captivity
Synonyms for the word captive
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- attentive
- caged
- confined
- detainee
- enslaved
- ensnared
- fascinated
- hostage
- imprisoned
- in prison
- incarcerated
- intent
- internee
- jailed
- locked up
- prisoner
- rapt
- spellbound
- trapped
Similar words in the captive
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- captive
- captive's
- captives
- moved(p)
- unfree
Hyponyms for the word captive
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- con
- convict
- detainee
- gaolbird
- hostage
- inmate
- internee
- jailbird
- political detainee
- political prisoner
- POW
- prisoner of war
- surety
- yard bird
- yardbird
Hypernyms for the word captive
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- animal
- animate being
- beast
- brute
- creature
- emotional person
- fauna
- unfortunate
- unfortunate person
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