What are some opposite words for captive?
Antonyms for captive
ˈkæp tɪvcap·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
prisoner, captivenoun
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
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free, inattentiveSynonyms:
prisonercaptivenoun
an animal that is confined
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free, inattentiveSynonyms:
prisonercaptiveadjective
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
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inattentive, freeSynonyms:
prisonercaptive, confined, imprisoned, jailedadjective
being in captivity
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free, inattentiveSynonyms:
engrossed, absorbed, enwrapped, confined, wrapped, jailed, imprisoned, intentcaptive, 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"
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inattentive, freeSynonyms:
clothed, cloaked, engrossed, mantled, absorbed, enwrapped, confined, wrapped, jailed, imprisoned, intent, draped
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
CAPTIVE
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How to use captive in a sentence?
But at the end of the day, there are two things. One is my conscience is captive to God, and my oath is to the Constitution of the United States.
They say Aafia Saddiqui took up a machine gun while they held Aafia Saddiqui captive in the other room and was ready to attack her captors, what a brave woman she is. And if my mother was in the same place, she would have taken her West Indian machete and cut her way through those kafirs( infidels).
She’s using her power as a teacher who gives grades, with a captive audience, to basically scare and shame students.
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.
It's a pathetic response to a serious problem that has plagued the ability of the U.S. to successfully recover Americans held captive in the post-9/11 era.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#42 | free | |
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#69724 | inattentive |
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