Hold captive and Help

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Help is an antonym for hold captive in topics: hold, confine.

Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.

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Hold captive is an antonym for help.

Nearby Words: helpful, helped, helpless, helper, helping

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Help and Hold captive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_captive/help

Hold captive & Help. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_captive/help>.

Help or Hold captive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_captive/help.

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