held captive

Synonyms

captive unimprisoned

Antonyms

roaming at large

Examples

All those men and women ... who in their body serve the world through the desires of the flesh, the concerns of the world and the cares of this life: They are held captive by the devil, whose children they are, and whose works they do. Francis of Assisi

You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say. Kobe Bryant

With Barack Obama as president and the super-happening Michelle Obama as First Lady, you would think a new tone, a new tune, a kicky new jazzitude, would have entered Washington discourse, but it remains a landlocked island unto itself, held captive by its tribal fevers. James Wolcott

If I had to choose a single destination where I'd be held captive for the rest of my time in New York, I'd choose the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tim Gunn

Words in the phrase

held captive

Close letter words and terms

held accountable held ball held behind bars held down held for ransom held high