Antonyms for captive
ˈkæp tɪvcap·tive

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1. prisoner, captivenoun

   a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

   Antonyms:
   free, inattentive

   Synonyms:
   prisoner

2. captivenoun

   an animal that is confined

   Antonyms:
   free, inattentive

   Synonyms:
   prisoner

3. captiveadjective

   a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion

   Antonyms:
   inattentive, free

   Synonyms:
   prisoner

4. captive, confined, imprisoned, jailedadjective

   being in captivity

   Antonyms:
   free, inattentive

   Synonyms:
   engrossed, absorbed, enwrapped, confined, wrapped, jailed, imprisoned, intent

5. captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrappedadjective

   giving or marked by complete attention to

   "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"

   Antonyms:
   inattentive, free

   Synonyms:
   clothed, cloaked, engrossed, mantled, absorbed, enwrapped, confined, wrapped, jailed, imprisoned, intent, draped

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAPTIVE

   Synonyms:
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How to use captive in a sentence?

1. Ted Cruz:

   Given the pattern of judicial nominees he's put forward so far, he keeps being captive to the radical left in his party. If he nominated a radical leftist justice who would ignore the rule of law and undermine our constitutional rights, I can't imagine a Republican Senate would confirm an extreme justice.

2. Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington:

   The fact that they've gone to such trouble to ensure that it's a captive audience raises some questions about how generalizable the results are.

3. Frank Herbert, Dune:

   Seek freedom and become captive of your desires, seek discipline and find your liberty.

4. Elizabeth Warren:

   We cannot continue to run this country for the top 10%. We can't keep pushing through trade deals that benefit multi-national companies at the expense of workers, government cannot continue to be the captive of the rich and the powerful. Working people cannot be forced to give up more and more as they get squeezed harder and harder.

5. Karen Andrews:

   Can I say, firstly, that Mr. Djokovic is not being held captive in Australia. He is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so, and Border Force will actually facilitate that.

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