Hostage
Hostage noun - A prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms.
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Synonyms for Hostage
Sacrificial lamb and hostage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sacrificial lamb" instead a noun "Hostage".
Sacrificial lamb
Hostage and sacrificial lamb are semantically related. You can use "Hostage" instead a noun phrase "Sacrificial lamb".
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Related pairs
- guarantee and hostage
- guarantee and sacrificial lamb
- pledge and hostage
- pledge and sacrificial lamb
- promise and hostage
- promise and sacrificial lamb
- warrant and hostage
- warrant and sacrificial lamb
- instalment and hostage
- instalment and sacrificial lamb
- victim and hostage
- victim and sacrificial lamb
- security and hostage
- security and sacrificial lamb
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Sacrificial lamb and Hostage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostage/sacrificial_lamb
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