| NOUN | person | captive, prisoner | a person who is confined |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | captive | an animal that is confined | |
| person | captive | a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed | being in captivity / captivity |
| all | captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped | giving or marked by complete attention to |
| Sounds | kae'ptihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | In captivity / captivity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | confined, imprisoned, jailed | |
| Broader | unfree | hampered and not free |
| Spanish | cautivo, confinado, prisionero, recluso | |
| Nouns | captive | a person who is confined |
| captive | an animal that is confined | |
| captive | a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion | |
| captivity | the state of being a slave | |
| captivity | the state of being imprisoned | |
| Meaning | Giving or marked by complete attention to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped | |
| Broader | attentive | (often followed by 'to') giving care or attention |
| Spanish | absorto, concentrado, embelesado | |
| Catalan | absort, embadalit | |
| Meaning | A person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | prisoner | |
| Narrower | convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird | A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison |
| detainee, political detainee | Some held in custody | |
| hostage, surety | A prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party / party will meet specified terms | |
| internee | A person who is interned | |
| political prisoner | someone who is imprisoned because of their political views | |
| prisoner of war, POW | A person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war | |
| Broader | unfortunate, unfortunate person | A person who suffers misfortune |
| Spanish | cautivo, PDG, preso, prisionero, recluso | |
| Catalan | PDG, pres, presoner, reclús | |
| Adjectives | captive | being in captivity / captivity |
| Meaning | An animal that is confined. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Spanish | animal en cautividad | |
| Catalan | animal en captivitat | |
| Adjectives | captive | being in captivity / captivity |
| Meaning | A person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | emotional person | A person subject to strong states of emotion |
| Adjectives | captive | being in captivity / captivity |
| Verbs | captivate | attract |
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