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

Sutter County health officials also confirmed a bat captured inside a Yuba City home in August was rabid, The Sacramento Bee previously reported. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The video, which was captured from The Mark on Brickell Bay, a nearby condo building, showed one of the cars in flames and a plume of black smoke. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Remembering Tasia Fortune While the details of Fortune’s death have captured the nation, her family and community have made an effort to honor her life. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

For investors evaluating the domestic energy landscape, the distinct strategic orientations of the big three independent operators illustrate how this cash windfall is being captured. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Photographer Craig Weston captured the essence of the Rally in the Valley. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Most of these elements are already captured digitally, albeit in disconnected systems, spreadsheets, email threads or meeting minutes. — Leon Lauritsen, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

The mosquitoes found in the wild present a potentially more complicated picture, though no more have been captured. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026

In the image above, Gohd captured one of those boosters landing in the distance. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026