What is another word for captivity?
1305 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kaptˈɪvɪti], [ kaptˈɪvɪti], [ k_a_p_t_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_t_i]
Captivity is a term used to describe the state of being confined or imprisoned. However, there are many other words that can be used to describe this state. Incarceration, confinement, detention, imprisonment, and bondage are all synonyms for captivity. In addition, terms such as "being held against one's will," "trapped," and "subjugation" are also similar in meaning to captivity. These terms are often used to describe situations such as being held hostage, being trapped in a dangerous situation, or being subject to the control of an oppressive force. Whether as a result of criminal behavior or wartime actions, captivity is a serious and often traumatic experience that must be addressed with care and sensitivity.
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Synonyms for Captivity:
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n.
• arrest- gloms ,
- pick ups ,
- preventive custodies ,
- protective custodies ,
- pull ins ,
- re straining ,
- re-straining ,
- restrainings ,
- sequesterings .
- ax ,
- birch rod ,
- block ,
- bull whip ,
- cane ,
- cowhide ,
- electric chair ,
- gallows ,
- gas chamber ,
- gibbet ,
- guillotine ,
- iron ,
- lash ,
- maiden ,
- noose ,
- pillory ,
- prison ,
- rack ,
- rawhide ,
- rod ,
- rope ,
- scaffold ,
- solitary confinement ,
- stake ,
- stocks ,
- strap ,
- switch ,
- thong ,
- thumbscrew ,
- torture chamber ,
- truncheon ,
- whip ,
- whipping post .
- Reclusion ,
- alienation ,
- aloneness ,
- aloofness ,
- anonymity ,
- apartheid ,
- banishment ,
- deportation ,
- detachment ,
- disbarment ,
- ejection ,
- elimination ,
- eradication ,
- exclusion ,
- excommunication ,
- exile ,
- expatriation ,
- extirpation ,
- extradition ,
- isolation ,
- loneliness ,
- misanthropy ,
- ostracism ,
- rejection ,
- removal ,
- seclusion ,
- segregation ,
- separation ,
- solitude ,
- standoffishness ,
- xenophobia .
Other synonyms:
- captor ,
- chains ,
- game preserve ,
- game reserve ,
- menagerie ,
- petting zoo ,
- preventive detention ,
- prisoner ,
- reliance ,
- safari park ,
- zoo ,
- zoological garden .
- stretch .
- term .
- go down .
- reservation ,
- sanctuary .
- surrender .
- inside .
- capture .
Other relevant words:
- ablation ,
- absorbed ,
- abstemious ,
- accede ,
- accommodate ,
- adam ,
- addiction ,
- adhere ,
- adherence ,
- adhesion ,
- adhesiveness ,
- adjudge ,
- admit ,
- adulterate ,
- adventure ,
- affect ,
- afford ,
- agree ,
- air ,
- alight ,
- alliance ,
- alternate ,
- amex ,
- answer ,
- appreciation ,
- apprehend ,
- apprehension ,
- apprenticed ,
- appropriate ,
- arrange ,
- articled ,
- ascendance ,
- ascendancy ,
- ascendence ,
- ascendency ,
- ascertain ,
- ask ,
- assemble ,
- assign ,
- assist ,
- assure ,
- asylum ,
- at bottom ,
- at heart ,
- atomic number 26 ,
- attachment ,
- attend ,
- attend to ,
- auction block ,
- authoritarianism ,
- axe ,
- back ,
- bail ,
- bail bond ,
- bandage ,
- bandaged ,
- banish ,
- barricade ,
- barroom ,
- baseball glove ,
- baseball mitt ,
- bash ,
- baton ,
- be intimate ,
- beam ,
- bear ,
- bear on ,
- beat ,
- becharm ,
- become ,
- bed ,
- beguile ,
- belong ,
- belt ,
- bema ,
- bet ,
- bet on ,
- bewitch ,
- billy ,
- billy club ,
- billystick ,
- birch ,
- birdie ,
- birdwatch ,
- blank out ,
- blast ,
- blend ,
- blend in ,
- blister ,
- block off ,
- block up ,
- blockage ,
- blocking ,
- bolt ,
- bond certificate ,
- bond paper ,
- bonk ,
- boo ,
- book ,
- booking ,
- boot ,
- border ,
- bottle up ,
- bounce ,
- boundary ,
- bounds ,
- brace ,
- branding iron ,
- break ,
- break down ,
- breakdown ,
- breakup ,
- bridle ,
- brightness ,
- brightness level ,
- british pound sterling ,
- broadcast ,
- browning automatic rifle ,
- buncombe ,
- bunk ,
- bunkum ,
- burial ,
- buy the farm ,
- caesarism ,
- cake ,
- call for ,
- calorie-free ,
- capitulation ,
- captivation ,
- capturer ,
- cargo area ,
- cargo deck ,
- cargo hold ,
- carry ,
- carry on ,
- cash in one's chips ,
- cast ,
- cast aside ,
- cast away ,
- cast out ,
- cast-iron ,
- catch ,
- cave in ,
- cede ,
- censure ,
- certificate of indebtedness ,
- chair ,
- chancel ,
- change ,
- change over ,
- charge ,
- charm ,
- chasteness ,
- check ,
- chemical bond ,
- chick ,
- childbed ,
- chip ,
- chip in ,
- choke ,
- choke up ,
- chuck out ,
- cilium ,
- circle ,
- city block ,
- clap ,
- clasp ,
- clean ,
- clear ,
- clench ,
- clink ,
- clip ,
- clock ,
- clock time ,
- close ,
- close in ,
- close up ,
- closed ,
- closing off ,
- closure ,
- closure by compartment ,
- clutch ,
- clutches ,
- collapse ,
- collar ,
- collect ,
- come down ,
- come in ,
- command ,
- commission ,
- commitment ,
- compose ,
- comprise ,
- concord ,
- concur ,
- condition ,
- confine to ,
- confined ,
- confiscate ,
- conk ,
- conk out ,
- conquer ,
- conquering ,
- consecrate ,
- conserve ,
- conserves ,
- consignment ,
- constipate ,
- constriction ,
- continue ,
- contribute ,
- control condition ,
- controller ,
- cop ,
- couch ,
- couple ,
- couplet ,
- coupling ,
- coventry ,
- cowskin ,
- crack ,
- crash ,
- cristal ,
- croak ,
- crucify ,
- cube ,
- cumber ,
- curb bit ,
- curbing ,
- curl ,
- curtail ,
- cut back ,
- cutting out ,
- cylinder block ,
- dame ,
- dawdle ,
- death chair ,
- death chamber ,
- debar ,
- debase ,
- debt instrument ,
- decease ,
- declare ,
- decline ,
- decompose ,
- decomposition ,
- dedicate ,
- deem ,
- deep down ,
- defend ,
- deflect ,
- defy ,
- delay ,
- delight ,
- deliver ,
- demand ,
- dent ,
- depart ,
- dependance ,
- dependency ,
- deport ,
- deportee ,
- deracination ,
- descend ,
- desolation ,
- despotism ,
- destined ,
- devote ,
- dictatorship ,
- die ,
- dilute ,
- ding ,
- direct ,
- disaffection ,
- discard ,
- disco biscuit ,
- discover ,
- disengagement ,
- dish ,
- dish out ,
- dish up ,
- dismount ,
- dispose ,
- distance ,
- distich ,
- do it ,
- dog pound ,
- doll ,
- dominance ,
- donkeywork ,
- draw a blank ,
- draw together ,
- drop dead ,
- duad ,
- duet ,
- duo ,
- duty ,
- dyad ,
- ease up ,
- easy ,
- ecstasy ,
- edge ,
- eff ,
- effect ,
- effectuate ,
- elate ,
- electric switch ,
- electrical switch ,
- elision ,
- elongate ,
- embark ,
- embarrass ,
- emigration ,
- employ ,
- enamor ,
- enamour ,
- enchant ,
- enchantment ,
- encirclement ,
- encumber ,
- endure ,
- enfold ,
- enforce ,
- engage ,
- engine block ,
- engrossed ,
- enrol ,
- enroll ,
- ensnare ,
- ensure ,
- entertain ,
- entrance ,
- entrap ,
- entrust ,
- envelop ,
- enwrap ,
- enwrapped ,
- erect ,
- eruption ,
- establish ,
- estrangement ,
- evacuation ,
- exception ,
- exchange ,
- excision ,
- exclude ,
- excreting ,
- excretion ,
- excruciate ,
- exit ,
- expatriate ,
- expire ,
- expulsion ,
- extend ,
- extort ,
- eyelash ,
- fail ,
- faint ,
- fall ,
- fall back ,
- fall behind ,
- fall in ,
- fascinate ,
- fascination ,
- fe ,
- feed ,
- ferocity ,
- fetter ,
- feudal system ,
- fierceness ,
- figure ,
- find out ,
- fire ,
- fire up ,
- first ,
- fit ,
- fix ,
- flight feather ,
- fling ,
- flip ,
- flip-flop ,
- flog ,
- flush ,
- forbid ,
- force ,
- forcing out ,
- foreclose ,
- forestall ,
- forget ,
- forget me drug ,
- forlornness ,
- fosse ,
- found ,
- founder ,
- fourth dimension ,
- fowl ,
- frame ,
- freeze ,
- fringe ,
- fuck ,
- full term ,
- function ,
- furiousness ,
- fury ,
- g-string ,
- gage ,
- gain vigor ,
- gaining control ,
- gallous ,
- gallows tree ,
- gallows-tree ,
- game ,
- gat ,
- gather up ,
- gear up ,
- generate ,
- get ,
- get a line ,
- get down ,
- get going ,
- get in ,
- get into ,
- get it on ,
- get laid ,
- get off ,
- get wind ,
- get word ,
- gift ,
- gin ,
- ginmill ,
- give out ,
- give up ,
- give way ,
- give-up the ghost ,
- giving up ,
- glove ,
- go away ,
- go bad ,
- go for ,
- go game ,
- go in ,
- go into ,
- go under ,
- gouge ,
- grant ,
- grasp ,
- grind ,
- grip ,
- guard ,
- guff ,
- habituation ,
- halt ,
- hammer ,
- hammering ,
- hamper ,
- hand ,
- handgrip ,
- handle ,
- hands ,
- harbor ,
- harbour ,
- have ,
- have a go at it ,
- have got ,
- have intercourse ,
- have it away ,
- have it off ,
- have sex ,
- hazard ,
- hear ,
- help ,
- hinder ,
- hiss ,
- hitch ,
- hogwash ,
- hold back ,
- hold fast ,
- hold in ,
- hold out ,
- hold up ,
- hook ,
- hoot ,
- hot seat ,
- houseman ,
- hug drug ,
- hump ,
- idle ,
- ignite ,
- igniter ,
- ignition lock ,
- ignitor ,
- illume ,
- illuminate ,
- illumination ,
- illumine ,
- immobilise ,
- immobilize ,
- impale ,
- impart ,
- impede ,
- implement ,
- imply ,
- impose ,
- impound ,
- impounding ,
- imprisoned ,
- in spite of appearance ,
- inaugural ,
- incorporate ,
- indebtedness ,
- indent ,
- indentation ,
- indentured ,
- indite ,
- indoors ,
- infix ,
- inhumation ,
- initiative ,
- initiatory ,
- inner ,
- inner light ,
- inscribe ,
- insert ,
- instal ,
- install ,
- institutionalise ,
- institutionalize ,
- insularism ,
- insularity ,
- insulation ,
- insure ,
- intent ,
- interchange ,
- interest ,
- interim ,
- interior ,
- interlace ,
- interlock ,
- interne ,
- interval ,
- intoxicate ,
- introduce ,
- intrust ,
- invest ,
- inwardly ,
- iron out ,
- irons ,
- jailed ,
- jailhouse ,
- jam ,
- jazz ,
- jeopardize ,
- joy ,
- jug ,
- jump ,
- keep ,
- keep back ,
- keep down ,
- keep in line ,
- keep out ,
- keep up ,
- kerb ,
- kibosh ,
- kick ,
- kick in ,
- kick the bucket ,
- knock ,
- knock off ,
- know ,
- labor ,
- labour ,
- lambast ,
- lambaste ,
- lasso ,
- last ,
- lather ,
- launch ,
- lay ,
- lay out ,
- lb ,
- lbf. ,
- lead ,
- leap ,
- leaping ,
- learn ,
- leash ,
- leave ,
- legal community ,
- legal profession ,
- legal separation ,
- lend oneself ,
- lie with ,
- life ,
- lift up ,
- light source ,
- light up ,
- light within ,
- light-colored ,
- light-headed ,
- lighter ,
- lightheaded ,
- lighting ,
- lightly ,
- lightness ,
- lightsome ,
- limit ,
- link ,
- liquidation ,
- lite ,
- live ,
- live on ,
- load ,
- lock away ,
- lock chamber ,
- lock in ,
- lock up ,
- locomote ,
- loftiness ,
- lonesomeness ,
- loose ,
- love ,
- low-cal ,
- lug ,
- lumber ,
- luminance ,
- luminosity ,
- luminousness ,
- lying-in ,
- maid ,
- maiden over ,
- maintain ,
- make ,
- make love ,
- make out ,
- manipulate ,
- manus ,
- master ,
- mastery ,
- meantime ,
- meanwhile ,
- measure ,
- medical intern ,
- mental block ,
- mental reservation ,
- mesh ,
- meter ,
- metre ,
- moderate ,
- molder ,
- monocracy ,
- mop up ,
- moulder ,
- move ,
- move into ,
- move over ,
- muffle ,
- nab ,
- nail ,
- namelessness ,
- necessitate ,
- need ,
- nightstick ,
- notch ,
- nurse ,
- obligate ,
- oblige ,
- obliteration ,
- oblivion ,
- obsequiousness ,
- obstruct ,
- obtain ,
- obturate ,
- occlude ,
- occlusion ,
- offer ,
- one-man rule ,
- open ,
- operate ,
- oppression ,
- order ,
- out-migration ,
- pair ,
- parry ,
- participate ,
- parturiency ,
- party whip ,
- pass ,
- pass away ,
- pass on ,
- paw ,
- pay ,
- peck ,
- penitentiary ,
- pennon ,
- perch ,
- percolate ,
- perish ,
- perk ,
- perk up ,
- permutation ,
- perpetrate ,
- perpetration ,
- piece ,
- pinch ,
- pip ,
- pitch ,
- place ,
- playpen ,
- pleasance ,
- plodding ,
- plump ,
- poke ,
- pokey ,
- poky ,
- pole ,
- pop off ,
- pose ,
- position ,
- post ,
- postponement ,
- postulate ,
- pound off ,
- pound sign ,
- pound sterling ,
- pound up ,
- poundage ,
- pounding ,
- practice ,
- preclude ,
- prepare ,
- present ,
- preserves ,
- press ,
- prevail ,
- prevention ,
- prison house ,
- prison term ,
- privacy ,
- privateness ,
- privileged ,
- proceed ,
- process ,
- projection ,
- promiscuous ,
- proscription ,
- pull ,
- pulley ,
- pulley block ,
- pulley-block ,
- punt ,
- purdah ,
- put aside ,
- put behind bars ,
- put down ,
- put in ,
- put on ,
- put option ,
- put to sleep ,
- put together ,
- put up ,
- putrefaction ,
- qualification ,
- quash ,
- quid ,
- quill ,
- quill feather ,
- rack up ,
- raise ,
- ram ,
- ram down ,
- raspberry ,
- razz ,
- razzing ,
- reach ,
- reaching ,
- ready ,
- rear ,
- reasoning by elimination ,
- rebound ,
- receive ,
- recoil ,
- recommend ,
- record ,
- recruit ,
- redact ,
- reduce ,
- refuge ,
- regard ,
- regularise ,
- regularize ,
- regulate ,
- relegate ,
- remember ,
- remit ,
- remoteness ,
- remotion ,
- render ,
- replacement ,
- require ,
- reserve ,
- resignation ,
- resile ,
- responsibility ,
- restriction ,
- retain ,
- retardation ,
- retinal rod ,
- return ,
- reverberate ,
- ricochet ,
- riddance ,
- rifle ,
- rig ,
- ringlet ,
- roach ,
- rod cell ,
- roll in the hay ,
- rophy ,
- rotting ,
- rule ,
- run ,
- run low ,
- run short ,
- running noose ,
- rush ,
- sacrifice ,
- saloon ,
- saltation ,
- savage ,
- save ,
- scald ,
- scant ,
- screw ,
- scud ,
- seal off ,
- secure ,
- seduction ,
- see ,
- see to it ,
- seize ,
- seizure ,
- send back ,
- send off ,
- send out ,
- sentence ,
- sepulture ,
- sequester ,
- sequestration ,
- serve up ,
- serve well ,
- service ,
- set ,
- settle ,
- shift ,
- ship ,
- shogunate ,
- short ,
- shoulder strap ,
- shut away ,
- shut in ,
- shut out ,
- shut up ,
- shuttle ,
- shuttlecock ,
- simpleness ,
- simplicity ,
- single-foot ,
- sink ,
- skirt ,
- slam ,
- slammer ,
- slap ,
- slapdash ,
- slash ,
- slaveholding ,
- sleep together ,
- sleep with ,
- slip noose ,
- slowdown ,
- sluttish ,
- smack ,
- smash ,
- smasher ,
- smoothing iron ,
- smother ,
- snare ,
- snick ,
- snitch ,
- snort ,
- snuff it ,
- solitariness ,
- solitary ,
- sound ,
- span ,
- spang ,
- spark ,
- sparkle ,
- spell ,
- spring ,
- springiness ,
- squeeze ,
- stakes ,
- stalinism ,
- stand ,
- start ,
- stateliness ,
- station ,
- stave ,
- stay ,
- stick ,
- stick in ,
- stick to ,
- stiffen ,
- stifle ,
- stint ,
- stop ,
- stoppage ,
- storage area ,
- straightjacket ,
- strangle ,
- streak ,
- stretch along ,
- stretch out ,
- stretchability ,
- stretchiness ,
- stretching ,
- strike ,
- strings ,
- stripe ,
- stuff ,
- stymie ,
- stymy ,
- subdue ,
- subject ,
- subservience ,
- substitution ,
- suffice ,
- support ,
- suppress ,
- supremacy ,
- survive ,
- sustain ,
- swap ,
- swear out ,
- switch over ,
- switching ,
- swooning ,
- swop ,
- tack ,
- tack together ,
- take ,
- take a hop ,
- take for ,
- take hold ,
- taking into custody ,
- taproom ,
- terminal figure ,
- terminus ,
- thieve ,
- thrill ,
- throttle ,
- throw ,
- throw away ,
- throw out ,
- thump ,
- tie ,
- tie down ,
- tie up ,
- tighten ,
- tighten up ,
- time lag ,
- torment ,
- torture ,
- toss ,
- toss away ,
- toss out ,
- totalism ,
- totalitarianism ,
- tour ,
- trade ,
- trammel ,
- trance ,
- transmit ,
- transport ,
- transportation ,
- transposition ,
- travail ,
- travel ,
- tripping ,
- trounce ,
- truss ,
- trust ,
- tuck away ,
- tuck in ,
- turn ,
- turn around ,
- turn back ,
- turn over ,
- tutelar ,
- tutelary ,
- twain ,
- twinkle ,
- twosome ,
- unaccented ,
- unclouded ,
- unfold ,
- unhorse ,
- unopen ,
- uphold ,
- uplift ,
- use ,
- utilise ,
- utilize ,
- vehemence ,
- venture ,
- verify ,
- view as ,
- villainage ,
- visible light ,
- visible radiation ,
- voiding ,
- wager ,
- wait ,
- wait on ,
- wakeful ,
- wane ,
- wanton ,
- waste ,
- waterfall ,
- weak ,
- welt ,
- wench ,
- wheel ,
- whiplash ,
- whirl ,
- whisk ,
- whorl ,
- wildness ,
- withdrawal ,
- withdrawnness ,
- within ,
- withstand ,
- work ,
- worst ,
- wrack ,
- wrap ,
- wrapped ,
- wring ,
- write ,
- yield ,
- yielding .
- committal ,
- detention ,
- durance ,
- durance vile ,
- duress ,
- entombment ,
- impoundment ,
- interment ,
- pen ,
- serfdom ,
- servitude ,
- the guardhouse ,
- thralldom .
- Bond service ,
- Enthralment ,
- Feudality ,
- Helotism ,
- Helotry ,
- Heteronomy ,
- Mancipation ,
- Villenage ,
- absolutism ,
- apply ,
- arrest ,
- attach ,
- bind ,
- blockade ,
- bond ,
- bound ,
- captivate ,
- captivities ,
- circumscribe ,
- close arrest ,
- coarctation ,
- commend ,
- commit ,
- confide ,
- confine ,
- conquest ,
- consign ,
- constrain ,
- contain ,
- control ,
- curb ,
- debt slavery ,
- disenfranchisement ,
- disfranchisement ,
- domination ,
- drudgery ,
- enclose ,
- enslavement ,
- enter ,
- enthrallment ,
- fasten ,
- fetters ,
- feudalism ,
- govern ,
- hold ,
- house arrest ,
- immuration ,
- immure ,
- immurement ,
- imprison ,
- imprisonment ,
- incarcerate ,
- incarceration ,
- inclose ,
- indentureship ,
- inhibit ,
- internment ,
- involuntary servitude ,
- involve ,
- jailing ,
- lead captive ,
- make prisoner ,
- obligation ,
- peonage ,
- prevent ,
- put away ,
- repress ,
- restrain ,
- restrict ,
- send to prison ,
- serfhood ,
- servility ,
- set up ,
- subjugate ,
- subjugation ,
- take captive ,
- take charge of ,
- take into custody ,
- take prisoner ,
- thraldom ,
- thrall ,
- tyranny ,
- vassalage ,
- villeinage ,
- yoke .
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How to use "Captivity" in context?
Captivity is the state of being confined or confined within a confined space. Captivity usually refers to physical confinement of a human in a prison or other correctional setting. However, captivity can also refer to psychological confinement, especially when associated with social isolation. The noun form of captivity is captivity.
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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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Hyponym for Captivity:
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state
confinement.
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