Antonyms for captivity
kæpˈtɪv ɪ ticap·tiv·i·ty

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.4 / 5 votes

1. captivity

   Antonyms:
   emancipation, freedom, independence, liberty, license

   Synonyms:
   compulsion, constraint, imprisonment, necessity, obligation, oppression, serfdom, servitude, slavery, superstition, thraldom

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurementnoun

   the state of being imprisoned

   "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

   Synonyms:
   incarceration, internment, immurement, imprisonment, enslavement

2. enslavement, captivitynoun

   the state of being a slave

   "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   incarceration, immurement, imprisonment, enslavement

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. captivitynoun

   Synonyms:
   bondage, servitude, thralldom, vassalage, slavery

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1. agency

   agency is the power of being in operation according to ones will. being held captive, even according to anothers will, is a loss or opposition of power of operation. in a spiritual sense, a sinner is held captive to the sin, is in chains and has no, or limited agency.

   satan led the sinner captive down to hell in chains.

   Submitted by rinat on June 11, 2017  

How to use captivity in a sentence?

1. President Barack Obama:

   No matter how long it takes, the United States will find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible for Kayla's captivity and death, iSIL is a hateful and abhorrent terrorist group whose actions stand in stark contrast to the spirit of people like Kayla.

2. Murtala Muhammadu:

   Four of my children -- three girls and a boy -- are now in captivity.

3. Duncan Hunter:

   His death is further evidence of the failures in communication and coordination between government agencies tasked with recovering Americans in captivity and the fact that he's dead, as a result, is absolutely tragic.

4. Joergen Ree:

   This is a tame animal that is used to get food served so that is why it has made contacts with the fishermen, the question is now whether it can survive by finding food by itself. We have seen cases where other whales that have been in Russian captivity doing fine.

5. President Obama:

   No matter how long it takes, the United States will find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible for Kayla's captivity and death, on this day, we take comfort in the fact that the future belongs not to those who destroy, but rather to the irrepressible force of human goodness that Kayla Mueller shall forever represent.

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