Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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Synonyms for Held
Unconscious and held are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unconscious" instead an adjective "Held".
Unconscious
Unconscious adjective - Having lost consciousness.
Held and unconscious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Held" instead an adjective "Unconscious".
Nearby Words: unconsciousness, unconsciously
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- Anakin himself is captured without putting any real dents in the villains' efforts and spends the rest of the crisis unconscious and held with the rest of the hostages.
Source: "Die Hard" on an X -
Nicole becomes just another one of his victims — kidnapped, held for three days, and then left unconscious in the street.
Source: Video Game / Nicole -
Pete: You know, for somebody who's been unconscious for a hundred years, you've really held on to some anger.
Source: Series / Warehouse 13
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