CAPTIVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com adjective made or held prisoner, especially in war captive troops kept in confinement or restraint captive animals enslaved by love, beauty, etc ; captivated
Captive - definition of captive by The Free Dictionary 2 Held in bondage; enslaved 3 Kept under restraint or control; confined: captive birds 4 Enraptured, as by beauty; captivated 5 Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice: a captive audience; a captive market 6 Serving a single company exclusively: a captive insurer
CAPTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal A captive is someone who is captive He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive
captive - WordReference. com Dictionary of English of or pertaining to a captive managed as an affiliate or subsidiary of a corporation and operated almost exclusively for the use or needs of the parent corporation rather than independently for the general public: a captive shop; a captive mine
CAPTIVE Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for CAPTIVE: imprisoned, arrested, captured, jailed, interned, incarcerated, confined, kidnapped; Antonyms of CAPTIVE: free, unrestrained, unconfined, released, liberated, freed, emancipated, delivered