Synonyms of captured

captured 1 of 2

adjective

as in arrested

taken and held prisoner

a captured American business executive held for ransom by insurgents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• imprisoned
• captive
• jailed
• interned
• incarcerated
• confined
• kidnapped
• caught
• apprehended
• enslaved
• behind bars
• trapped
• bound
• abducted
• occupied
• subdued
• indentured
• subjugated
• ensnared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• released
• unrestrained
• unconfined
• liberated
• delivered
• freed
• emancipated
• paroled
• enfranchised

captured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of capture

1

as in earned

to receive as return for effort

the movie's producers captured several awards for their work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• won
• gained
• reaped
• garnered
• obtained
• made
• got
• landed
• attained
• secured
• acquired
• realized
• carried
• procured
• brought in
• achieved
• drew
• came by
• bagged
• pulled down
• knocked down
• accomplished
• accumulated
• scored
• netted
• recaptured
• occupied
• amassed
• regained
• caught
• notched (up)
• annexed
• cleared
• grossed
• reacquired
• took over
• picked up
• remade
• racked up
• reattained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• paid
• granted
• forfeited
• gave
• accorded
• surrendered
• yielded
• gave up
• relinquished
• handed over
• parted (with)

2

as in grabbed

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 & Similar Words

• grabbed
• caught
• seized
• snatched
• landed
• got
• trapped
• nabbed
• snagged
• corralled
• hooked
• snared
• netted
• nailed
• snapped (up)
• bagged
• grappled
• took hold (of)
• collared
• rapped
• copped
• arrested
• held
• grasped
• apprehended
• glommed
• nobbled
• detained
• kidnapped
• secured
• clutched
• gripped
• roped
• cornered
• abducted
• lassoed
• gloved
• entrapped
• ensnared
• clasped
• wrested
• meshed
• haltered
• enmeshed
• fastened (on)
• entangled
• latched (on or onto)
• fisted
• rent
• bayed
• spirited (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• released
• discharged
• liberated
• freed
• dropped
• loosened
• unhanded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of captured

Verb

His voice, captured on an iPhone microphone, is strikingly deep, a rumble beneath McDoom’s sweetly lilting delivery. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026

And in Georgia, Democrats captured a governorship in a premier presidential swing state in Tuesday's midterm elections, winning the governor's office for the first time since 1998. — Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Detectives located blood in the area and reviewed surveillance footage, which captured the altercation, the report says. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Missouri state troopers have captured an escaped convict who broke free from a Tennessee prison last week, a highway patrol spokesperson told Fox News Digital Tuesday. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Among viewers between 25 and 54 — the demographic most coveted by advertisers — Fox News captured an average of 183,000 in primetime, compared with 84,000 at MS NOW. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

Burgess is the first of four suspects sought for the shooting to be captured. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Neighbors have reported seeing smoke rising from the ground, and KDKA cameras captured smoke venting from several openings on the property. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

While rescuing the siblings, Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) is captured by Luke’s forces and taken to the titan Atlas at an enemy stronghold in California, where she is forced to bear the weight of the sky in place of goddess Artemis or Luke. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026