Captive and Hostage

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Captive

Captive noun - One that has been taken and held in confinement.

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Hostage is a synonym for captive in prisoner topic. In some cases you can use "Hostage" instead the word "Captive" as a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like prisoner of war, person held physically. popular alternative

Nearby Words: capture, captivate, captivated, captivity, captor

Hostage

Hostage noun - A prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms.

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Captive is a synonym for hostage in prisoner topic. You can use "Captive" instead the word "Hostage" as a noun or an adjective. popular alternative

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fellow	fellow captive	fellow hostage
female	female captive	female hostage
single	single captive	single hostage
real	real captive	real hostage
Other adjectives: male, large, evil, little, bad, innocent, young, new, former, last, escaped, terrified, elderly, favorite.

Both words in one sentence

He tells her that the Jack is holding Yasa captive as a hostage, but he doesn't think he'll trade either the stones or Ziantha for her.

Source: The Starscream / Literature
Either the hero will coach them, in a role reversal, or they'll be held captive as a hostage and the hero will have to do his own thinking.

Source: Mission Control
Dr. Marcoh also stuck it to Envy by laying out a trap with his travel partners, after Marcoh had been held captive with his home village as hostage.

Source: The Dog Bites Back / Anime and Manga

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