Synonyms & related words for captives

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of captives. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to captives

Explore words related to captives — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include prisoner, imprisoned, captors, captivity, hostages, jailed, captivator, immurement. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does captives come from?

The word captives breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root capt-, from Latin capio (“take, seize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.