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Showing words for CAPTIVE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Captive

captive

6 Letter Words for Captive

active, capite

5 Letter Words for Captive

cavie, civet, epact, evict, picea, pieta, vatic, vitae

4 Letter Words for Captive

acpt, atip, avie, cape, capi, capt, cate, cave, cepa, ceti, cite, cive, epic, epit, etic, evap, pace, pact, pate, pave, peai, peat, peta, pica, pice, pict, piet, pita, tace, tape, tave, teap, teca, tepa, tice, tipe, vape, veta, vica, vice, vita, vite

3 Letter Words for Captive

ace, act, ait, apc, ape, apt, ate, atp, ave, cai, cap, cat, cav, cep, cia, cie, cit, civ, cpa, cpi, cpt, cte, cva, eat, ect, epa, epi, eta, etc, ice, ita, iva, ive, pac, pat, pav, pci, pct, pea, pec, pet, pia, pic, pie, pit, pta, pte, pva, pvc, pvt, tai, tap, tav, tcp, tea, tec, tic, tie, tip, tpi, vac, vae, vat, vei, vet, via, vic, vie, vip

Definitions for Captive

[1] a prisoner.
[2] a person who is enslaved or dominated; slave: He is the captive of his own fears.
[3] made or held prisoner, especially in war: captive troops.
[4] kept in confinement or restraint: captive animals.
[5] enslaved by love, beauty, etc.; captivated: her captive beau.
[6] of or relating to a captive.
[7] 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.
[8] a person or animal that is confined or restrained, esp a prisoner of war
[9] a person whose behaviour is dominated by some emotion a captive of love
[10] held as prisoner
[11] held under restriction or control; confined captive water held behind a dam
[12] captivated; enraptured
[13] unable by circumstances to avoid speeches, advertisements, etc (esp in the phrase captive audience )

Words related to Captive

incommunicado, imprisoned, enslaved, hostage, prisoner, slave, detainee, bound, convict, con, bondwoman, internee, bondman, confined, restricted, ensnared, incarcerated, penned, bewitched, charmed

Words nearby Captive

captan, captcha, caption, captious, captivate, captive, captive audience, captive market, captivity, captopril, captor

Origin of Captive

1300–50; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin captīvus, equivalent to capt(us ) taken (past participle of capere to take) + -īvus -ive

Other words from Captive

non·cap·tive , adjective
pseu·do·cap·tive , adjective

Word origin for Captive

C14: from Latin captīvus, from capere to take

Synonyms for Captive

caged, enslaved, imprisoned, incommunicado, bound, confined, ensnared, in custody, incarcerated, jailed, locked up, penned, restricted, subjugated, under lock and key