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Synonyms for hostage
ˈhɒs tɪdʒhostage

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. hostage

    Synonyms:
    sponsor, bail, surety

    Antonyms:
    dictator, conqueror

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. hostage, suretynoun

    a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

    Synonyms:
    security, warrantor, warranter, guarantor, surety

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  1. List of paraphrases for "hostage":

    hostages, hostage-taking, ransom

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#299security
#2366sponsor
#12064bail
#17017hostage
#21413ransom
#23287surety
#24407hostages
#34781guarantor
#226885warrantor

How to use hostage in a sentence?

  1. James Scott:

    Man is a hostage to the cage of cultural programing and the mass hallucination of the propagandist’s narrative illusion.

  2. Chuck Schumer:

    I t would be just the height of responsibility for Republicans to play games to take the debt limit hostage, that would be playing with the full faith and credit of the United States. It would be a horrible act, a despicable act, really.

  3. Rob Malley:

    We want to hold them separate because we don't want to hold the release of the hostages, we don't want to condition it on reaching a deal on the JCPOA, our view is the release of the hostage should occur no matter what and we will continue to press whether the JCPOA is ongoing or not.

  4. Joe Biden:

    Threatening the safety of Americans or any innocent civilians is always unacceptable, and hostage-taking is an act of particular cruelty and cowardice, the Taliban must immediately release Mark before it can expect any consideration of its aspirations for legitimacy. This is not negotiable.

  5. Marwan Shehada:

    Nusra wants recognition, they want to be seen both in and outside Syria as a partner so they can establish a lasting foothold in the country, they hope to be embraced by the Qataris in the same way other groups have. Hostage negotiations are a way to raise money but also to boost prestige.


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