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capture

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of capture

one that has been taken and held in confinement

a Spanish treasure ship was the most valuable capture ever taken by that privateer

Synonyms of capture

captive, internee, prisoner

Words Related to capture

convict, jailbird

abductee, kidnappee (or kidnapee)

Near Antonyms of capture

custodian, guard, guardian, jailer (also jailor), keeper, marshal (also marshall), warden

abductor, kidnapper (also kidnaper)

Antonyms of capture

capture

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of capture

1 to receive as return for effort

the movie's producers captured several awards for their work

Synonyms of capture

acquire, attain, bag, bring in, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win

Words Related to capture

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

Near Antonyms of capture

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

Antonyms of capture

2 to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

captured the cat just as it was about to escape out the front door

Synonyms of capture

bag, catch, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

Words Related to capture

glove, halter, lasso, rope

apprehend, arrest, detain

clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh

abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)

Phrases Synonymous with capture

Near Antonyms of capture

discharge, free, liberate, release

drop, loosen, unhand

Antonyms of capture

Synonym Discussion of capture

catch, capture, trap, snare, entrap, ensnare, bag mean to come to possess or control by or as if by seizing. catch implies the seizing of something in motion or in flight or in hiding.

- caught the dog as it ran by

capture suggests taking by overcoming resistance or difficulty.

- capture an enemy stronghold

trap, snare, entrap, ensnare imply seizing by some device that holds the one caught at the mercy of the captor. trap and snare apply more commonly to physical seizing.

- trap animals
- snared butterflies with a net

entrap and ensnare more often are figurative.

- entrapped the witness with a trick question
- a sting operation that ensnared burglars

bag implies shooting down a fleeing or distant prey.

- bagged a brace of pheasants

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