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

The mother-daughter duo was captured sharing a giggly moment during the men’s finals. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 14 July 2026

Airline tracking website Flightradar24 captured the message, which was created during a flight on Saturday morning local time. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Some frogs may have been sleeping, weakened, injured, or otherwise compromised before being captured. — Jay Kakade july 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026

Goma was captured by the anti-government forces in late 1996. — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Johnston said the filmmakers instead chose the ending in which Nikki survives, revealing that Navarrette’s emotional performance in the film’s final scene was captured in just one take. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Maldonado then got into her Toyota Camry and drove away, according to police, who say the incident was captured on nearby security-camera footage. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

While Nvidia and hyperscalers including Alphabet have captured many of the headlines, Goldman, JPMorgan and other banks are profiting from the massive flows of capital into AI. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 14 July 2026

The singer quickly zipped up his black trousers, but not before a fan captured a video of the wardrobe malfunction. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026