| Main Entry: | captive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | physically held by force |
Synonyms: |
bound, caged, confined, enslaved, ensnared, imprisoned, in custody, incarcerated, incommunicado, jailed, locked up, penned, restricted, subjugated, under lock and key |
Antonyms: |
free, independent, loose |
| Main Entry: | captive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally enchanted, held |
Synonyms: |
beguiled, bewitched, charmed, delighted, enraptured, enthralled, fascinated, hypnotized, infatuated |
Antonyms: |
disillusioned, uninterested |
| Main Entry: | captive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person held physically |
Synonyms: |
bondman, bondservant, bondwoman, con, convict, detainee, hostage, internee, prisoner, prisoner of war, slave |
Antonyms: |
free man, independent |
| Main Entry: | convict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal |
Synonyms: |
captive, con, culprit, felon, jailbird, long-termer, loser*, malefactor, prisoner, repeater |
Antonyms: |
victim |
| Main Entry: | hostage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person held captive until captor's demand is met |
Synonyms: |
captive, earnest, guaranty, pawn, pledge, prisoner, sacrificial lamb, scapegoat*, security, surety, token, victim |
Antonyms: |
captor |
| Main Entry: | prisoner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will |
Synonyms: |
captive, chain gang member, con, convict, culprit, detainee, hostage, internee, jailbird, lag*, lifer, loser*, tough*, yardbird |
| Main Entry: | slave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who serves, often under duress |
Synonyms: |
bondservant, captive, chattel, drudge, help, laborer, menial, peon, retainer, serf, servant, skivvy, subservient, thrall, toiler, vassal, victim, worker, workhorse |
Antonyms: |
master |
| Main Entry: | subject |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at the mercy of; answerable |
Synonyms: |
accountable, apt, at one's feet, bound by, captive, collateral, conditional, contingent, controlled, dependent, directed, disposed, enslaved, exposed, governed, in danger of, inferior, liable, likely, obedient, open, prone, provisional, ruled, satellite, secondary, sensitive, servile, slavish, sub, subaltern, subjugated, submissive, subordinate, subservient, substract, susceptible, tentative, tributary, under, vulnerable |
Antonyms: |
master |
| Main Entry: | imprisoned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrested |
Synonyms: |
captive, confined, incarcerated, jailed |
| Main Entry: | jailed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrested |
Synonyms: |
captive, in jail, incarcerated, under arrest |