Captive Adjective Synonyms
imprisoned, incarcerated, confined, caged, locked up, under lock and key
Captive animals lose their free spirit.
Captive Noun Synonyms
prisoner, convict, hostage, detainee, internee, slave, bondman or bondsman, bondservant
The captives were kept in a wretched hole.
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Business / Agriculture / Captive Supply: Products that manufacturers or processors own or contract to purchase for future delivery so as to have a predictable source of raw materials for their plants. In agriculture, the term often is used, MORE
Health / Health Insurance / Captive Agents: Agents that represent only one health plan or insurer. MORE
Business / Finance / Captive Finance Company: Interest that is not immediately expensed, but rather is considered as an asset and is then amortized through the income statement over time. MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Magic Realism: In 1925, Franz Roh first applied the term 'magic realism' (magischer Realismus in German) to a group of neue Saqchlichkeit painters in Munich (Cuddon 531). These painters blended realistic, smoothly p MORE
Business / Internet Marketing / Mousetrapping: The use of browser tricks in an effort to keep a visitor captive at a site, often by disabling the 'Back' button or generated repeated pop-up windows. MORE
Business / Agriculture / Net Pen Culture: A type of aquaculture where fish remain captive throughout their lives in marine pens built from nets, used by the salmon industry. MORE