Captive and Open

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Captive

Captive adjective - Taken and held prisoner.
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Open and captive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Open" instead an adjective "Captive".
Nearby Words: capture, captivate, captivated, captivity, captor

Open

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.
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Captive and open are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captive" instead an adjective "Open".
Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

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  • Series / The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Yup, is held captive (again, untied up) with two other women, similarly untied, in an open warehouse with tons of crates.
    Source: Series / The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  • Series / Falling Skies This is apparently a very low-power, short range ability, since the captive Skitter was unable to use it to call for help even when the cage was open.
    Source: Series / Falling Skies
  • Film / Independence Day Jump Scare: Only two, but they're memorable ones: The captive alien's biological suit suddenly bursting open during the autopsy.
    Source: Film / Independence Day
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