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captivity

/kæpˈtɪvɪti/noun4 syllables

Captivity means: the state of being imprisoned.

Synonyms for captivity4

noun, as in the state of being imprisoned

imprisonment, incarceration, immurement

noun, as in the state of being a slave

enslavement

What does captivity mean?2

noun

1

the state of being imprisoned“he was held in captivity until he died”

2

the state of being a slave“So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with captivity?8

four syllables

activitynativity

five syllables

productivitycreativitynegativityrelativityconductivityexclusivity
Show 40 near rhymes
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Captivity in a sentence

  • I think that dolphins should not be kept in captivity.Hybrid
  • Dan finally released his hostage after two days of captivity.Amastan
  • Blue-tongued skinks are also bred in captivity and sold as house pets.CM
  • My grandpa sat in captivity for a long time.mutskt
  • He spent much of his life in captivity.Tom9358
  • Animals in captivity often live longer than those in the wild.Nuel
  • The Vancouver aquarium will no longer keep whales and dolphins in captivity.Hybrid
  • In captivity, giraffes live quite old.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of captivity

as a noun

plural
captivities