Con and Captive

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Con

Con noun - A person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence.

Usage example: was uneasy with the fact that an ex-con was living next door

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Captive is a synonym for con in prisoner topic. In some cases you can use "Captive" instead a noun "Con".

Nearby Word: cony

Captive

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

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Con is a synonym for captive in jailbird topic. You can use "Con" instead a noun "Captive", if it concerns topics such as prisoner, person held physically. informal substitute

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

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fellow	fellow con	fellow captive
human	human con	human captive
female	female con	female captive
current	current con	current captive
Other adjectives: single, real, big, dangerous, little, bad, last, long-term.

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