captive's
Belonging to hostage
Captive's is the possessive form of captive—a person held against their will or an animal kept in confinement.
It indicates something belonging to or associated with such a person or creature: the captive's chains, the captive's diet consisted mainly of bread and water.
The word can also modify things belonging to someone held figuratively captive: a captive's mentality.
Basic unit of life
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- escapeFlight from captivity
confinement · dungeon · hostage · detainee · imprisonment · release · bonds · guard
Focused mental awareness
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- listenersThose who attend aurally
- viewersPeople who watch
- raptDeeply absorbed, fascinated
spellbound · enthralled · mesmerized · riveted · trapped · presentation · speaker · performance
cell
Basic unit of life
escape · confinement · dungeon · hostage · detainee · imprisonment · release · bonds · guard · jailer
attention
Focused mental awareness
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- listenersThose who attend aurally
- viewersPeople who watch
rapt · spellbound · enthralled · mesmerized · riveted · trapped · presentation · speaker · performance · retention
mind
Seat of consciousness
- thoughtsMental reflections
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
spell · thrall · grip · fixation · control · manipulation · influence · enthrallment · devotion · fascination
cage
Barred confinement structure
wildlife · keeper · habitat · breeding · rehabilitation · conservation · release · exhibit · caretaker · shelter
- captive audienceGroup forced to listen
- held captiveKept by force
- captive breedingReproducing animals under human care
- hold captive
- captive marketConsumers lacking purchasing alternatives
- war captivesEnemies seized during conflict