1. A person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
   "The captives were held in a camp under strict guard";
   - prisoner
    
2. An animal that is confined
   "The zoo's captives included rare species of big cats"
    
3. A person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
   "He was a captive of his own jealousy"

1. Being in captivity
   "The captive animals paced in their cages";
   - confined, imprisoned, jailed
    
2. Giving or marked by complete attention to
   "The audience was captive to her fascinating speech";
   - absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped, rapt
    
3. Forced to remain present or participate without choice
   "A captive audience had to listen to the entire speech"
    
4. Controlled by or dependent on another company or organization
   "The insurance company operates through captive agents"

Derived forms: captives

See also: attentive, unfree

Type of: animal, animate being, emotional person, unfortunate, unfortunate person

Encyclopedia: Captive