Synonyms for captivity
kæpˈtɪv ɪ ticap·tiv·i·ty

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1. captivity

   Synonyms:
   compulsion, constraint, imprisonment, necessity, obligation, oppression, serfdom, servitude, slavery, superstition, thraldom

   Antonyms:
   emancipation, freedom, independence, liberty, license

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurementnoun

   the state of being imprisoned

   "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

   Synonyms:
   incarceration, internment, immurement, imprisonment, enslavement

2. enslavement, captivitynoun

   the state of being a slave

   "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   incarceration, immurement, imprisonment, enslavement

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1. captivitynoun

   Synonyms:
   imprisonment, confinement, duress, durance

2. captivitynoun

   Synonyms:
   bondage, thraldom, enthralment, servitude, subjection, slavery, vassalage

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. captivitynoun

   Synonyms:
   bondage, servitude, thralldom, vassalage, slavery

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1. List of paraphrases for "captivity":

   families, bondage

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How to use captivity in a sentence?

1. Srdjan Djokovic:

   Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison're keeping him in captivity. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison're stomping all over Novak to stomp all over Serbia and Serbian people, morrison and his like have dared attack Novak to bring Serbia to its knees. Serbia has always shown that he comes from a proud nation. Novak Djokovic holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. ( AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File) Novak Djokovic SUPPORTERS SHOW UP AT MELBOURNE HOTEL WHERE HE'S BELIEVED TO BE HELD.

2. Pamela Anderson:

   Captivity is still captivity no matter how gentle the jailer or the size of the cell.

3. Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant:

   That's the turning point where I went from being another American fatality to (realizing) they wanted to keep me alive and brought me into captivity.

4. Murtala Muhammadu:

   Four of my children -- three girls and a boy -- are now in captivity.

5. Ryan Pedley:

   It's another way to immerse our students in reef ecology, the kids don't actually have to visit Great Barrier Reef. They can do their part by breeding clownfish in captivity and donate them to the fish shops.