captive

About 3.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
2. noun One held prisoner.
3. noun One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
4. noun A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.
5. adjective Held prisoner; not free; confined.
6. adjective Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
7. adjective Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.

   captive chains; captive hours

8. verb To capture; to take captive.

Similar words

prisoner confined unfree imprisoned jailed captivity detainee inmate abducted kidnaped

Often followed by

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Word family

captives