Thesaurus
captive
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of CAPTIVE
taken and held prisoner <the captive soldiers were treated humanely by the guards>
Synonyms apprehended, arrested, captured, caught, confined, imprisoned, incarcerated, interned, jailed
Related Words bound, enslaved, indentured; ensnared, trapped; abducted, kidnapped (also kidnaped); subdued, subjugated; occupied
Phrases behind bars
Near Antonyms unconfined, unrestrained; delivered, emancipated, enfranchised, freed, liberated, paroled, released
Antonyms free
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