What is another word for captivity?
210 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ kaptˈɪvɪti], [ kaptˈɪvɪti], [ k_a_p_t_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_t_i]Table of Contents
Similar words for captivity:- arrest (noun)
- captivity (noun)
- constraint (noun)
- imprisonment (noun)
- physical detention by force (noun)
- punishment device (noun)
- restraint (noun)
- seclusion (noun)
- slavery (noun)
- state (noun)
- other synonyms
- confinement
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Captivity:
n.
•arrest (noun)- pick ups,
- pull ins,
- protective custodies,
- preventive custodies,
- gloms,
- sequesterings,
- restrainings,
- re-straining,
- re straining.
- durance vile,
- detention,
- impoundment,
- interment,
- the guardhouse,
- pen,
- thralldom,
- entombment,
- committal,
- servitude.
- cowhide,
- block,
- ax,
- rod,
- gallows,
- noose,
- maiden,
- rack,
- stocks,
- guillotine,
- cane,
- lash,
- electric chair,
- scaffold,
- thong,
- gibbet,
- strap,
- prison,
- pillory,
- stake,
- thumbscrew,
- switch,
- torture chamber,
- whip,
- whipping post,
- rope,
- bull whip,
- solitary confinement,
- rawhide,
- iron,
- truncheon,
- birch rod,
- gas chamber.
- apartheid,
- aloneness,
- exclusion,
- extirpation,
- elimination,
- ostracism,
- exile,
- expatriation,
- rejection,
- detachment,
- loneliness,
- separation,
- solitude,
- ejection,
- excommunication,
- removal,
- extradition,
- alienation,
- eradication,
- Reclusion,
- banishment,
- aloofness,
- disbarment,
- segregation,
- seclusion,
- isolation,
- deportation,
- standoffishness,
- anonymity,
- xenophobia,
- misanthropy.
Other synonyms:
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- chains,
- petting zoo,
- reliance,
- preventive detention,
- prisoner,
- menagerie,
- safari park,
- game preserve,
- game reserve,
- captor,
- zoo,
- zoological garden.
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- dependence,
- claustrophobia,
- custody,
- moat.
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- sanctuary.
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- surrender.
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•
- capture.
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- serve.
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- stretch.
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- term.
- circumscribe,
- Helotism,
- thrall,
- commend,
- fasten,
- commit,
- restrict,
- conquest,
- repress,
- consign,
- apply,
- domination,
- disenfranchisement,
- set up,
- enter,
- constrain,
- hold,
- attach,
- take into custody,
- involuntary servitude,
- enclose,
- take captive,
- Feudality,
- incarcerate,
- immure,
- yoke,
- Enthralment,
- involve,
- captivities,
- debt slavery,
- Villenage,
- lead captive,
- confide,
- inhibit,
- Bond service,
- disfranchisement,
- captivate,
- control,
- take charge of,
- bind,
- internment,
- house arrest,
- coarctation,
- contain,
- curb,
- put away,
- blockade,
- confine,
- Mancipation,
- absolutism,
- bound,
- bond,
- Heteronomy,
- indentureship,
- arrest,
- restrain,
- subjugate,
- send to prison,
- take prisoner,
- enthrallment,
- drudgery,
- tyranny,
- obligation,
- govern,
- jailing,
- prevent,
- inclose,
- close arrest,
- make prisoner,
- imprison.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
imprisonment.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
incarceration.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
Antonyms for Captivity:
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n.
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physical detention by force
freedom, liberation, license, independence, liberty.
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Other antonyms:
redemption, emancipation, manumission, release.
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physical detention by force
Hypernym for Captivity:
n.
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state
durance, life imprisonment, internment.
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state
Hyponym for Captivity:
n.
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state
confinement.
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state