Overview of noun captive

The noun captive has 3 senses

• prisoner, captive -- (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)


• captive -- (an animal that is confined)


• captive -- (a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion)

Overview of adj captive

The adj captive has 2 senses

• captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed -- (being in captivity)


• captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped -- (giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought")