captive
noun
[ ˈkaptɪv ]
• a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined.
• "the captives were freed after the kidnappers told them a ransom had been paid"
Similar:
prisoner,
convict,
detainee,
inmate,
prisoner of war,
POW,
internee,
hostage,
slave,
bondsman,
jailbird,
con,
(old) lag,
yardbird,
captive
adjective
• imprisoned or confined.
• "the farm was used to hold prisoners of war captive"
Similar:
confined,
caged,
incarcerated,
locked up,
penned up,
chained,
shackled,
fettered,
ensnared,
restrained,
under restraint,
restricted,
secure,
jailed,
imprisoned,
in prison,
interned,
detained,
in captivity,
under lock and key,
behind bars,
in bondage,
taken prisoner,
captured,
• (of a facility or service) controlled by, and typically for the sole use of, an organization.
• "a captive power plant"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take’.
