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Synonyms:
- cloaked, defendant, go down, felon, detention, enwrapped, internee, imprisoned, anthropoid, convict, engrossed, hostage, loser, unfree, moved, rapt, suspect, caged, restrained, chain gang, captivity, articulate, lifer, intent, wrapped, best-of-breed, scofflaw, restricted, custody, aquatic, clothed, androgynous, incarcerated, internment, apprehended, asexual, caught, condemned, prisoner, inmate, preventive detention, arrested, inside, absorbed, mantled, recidivist, battlefield detainee, jailed, draped, confined, ex-con, jailbird, enraptured, detainee, bound, interned, offender, captured, fascinated, lawbreaker, arboreal, culprit, enchanted, amphibious, con, criminal, custodial
Examples:
- - I took the torch from Smith's pocket and, mechanically, directed it upon the captive. - "The Devil Doctor", Sax Rohmer
- - As a sun a soul hath risen, Rising from a stormy main; When a captive breaks the prison, Who but slaves would mourn the chain Fear for age subdued by trial, Heavy with the years of sin: When the sunlight leaves the dial, And the solemn shades begin;- Not for youth! - "The Poetical Works of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart. M.P.", Edward Bulwer Lytton
- - But the fortitude of the captive did not seem equal to the last supreme trial. - "The Rival Heirs being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune", A. D. Crake
Antonyms:
- enfranchised, inattentive, free, paroled, delivered, emancipated, liberated, unconfined, unrestrained, freed, released
