Synonyms of captures

captures 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of capture

1

as in earns

to receive as return for effort

the movie's producers captured several awards for their work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earns
• wins
• reaps
• garners
• makes
• gains
• gets
• obtains
• lands
• secures
• attains
• acquires
• realizes
• draws
• carries
• procures
• achieves
• brings in
• comes by
• pulls down
• knocks down
• bags
• accomplishes
• scores
• accumulates
• recaptures
• occupies
• amasses
• nets
• regains
• catches
• grosses
• notches (up)
• clears
• takes over
• annexes
• picks up
• racks up
• reacquires
• remakes
• reattains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• gives
• pays
• forfeits
• grants
• accords
• yields
• parts (with)
• relinquishes
• surrenders
• gives up
• hands over

2

as in grabs

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

• grabs
• catches
• seizes
• snatches
• gets
• lands
• traps
• nabs
• snags
• grapples
• takes hold (of)
• hooks
• snaps (up)
• nets
• snares
• grasps
• raps
• holds
• bags
• nails
• corrals
• collars
• apprehends
• cops
• gloms
• secures
• detains
• nobbles
• clutches
• arrests
• kidnaps
• grips
• entraps
• rends
• abducts
• gloves
• ensnares
• corners
• enmeshes
• wrests
• entangles
• meshes
• ropes
• clasps
• fastens (on)
• latches (on or onto)
• lassos
• bays
• fists
• halters
• spirits (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• liberates
• frees
• releases
• discharges
• drops
• loosens
• unhands

captures

2 of 2

noun

plural of capture

as in prisoners

one that has been taken and held in confinement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prisoners
• captives
• internees
• convicts
• arrestees
• jailbirds
• coprisoners
• abductees
• kidnappees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• captors
• guards
• keepers
• marshals
• custodians
• wardens
• guardians
• jailers
• kidnappers
• abductors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of captures

Verb

All in all, the stunt perfectly captures the current state of the attention economy, in which common sense is commonly traded for viral clips. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

Gates said a usage tax would directly change companies’ incentives to replace workers, unlike a corporate tax that only captures profits — which may be limited in a hypercompetitive market. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Videos show devastation in Nepal The footage captures people scrambling to escape as floodwaters surge through the Himalayan border region. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

The medical service A breast MRI — short for magnetic resonance imaging — is a preventive and diagnostic tool that captures pictures of breast tissue in higher detail than a mammogram. — Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

The same technology that can figure out Magid likes airplanes can learn what captures a teenager’s attention. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

The debris basket has a screen that captures larger matter, such as leaves and twigs. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

View gallery - 7 images Macro photography captures beautiful, otherworldly images of the tiny world around us. — New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

Permission alone does not answer what happens when a technology captures the value created by human work while reducing the demand for the humans who made it. — David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Noun

The researchers analyzed monthly captures of LinkedIn with help from workforce data company Revelio Labs. — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Then there are the subtle vanilla notes like those found in Orb Oils’s Lenny fragrance, matcha in Le Labo’s, or, say, Flamingo Estate’s Prinsesstårta roll-on captures notes of marzipan like a slice of Sant Ambroeus Princess cake. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

Each of these has a measurable end state no ranking report captures. — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Expect operations, captures and hard rhetoric in the first 100 days, visible and real, but not yet structural. — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

And headline inflation captures lived experience in a way core measures do not, roughly speaking. — Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Bleecker Street also believes there’s an untapped market there for live captures of Broadway shows. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 July 2026

Hadestown is soon to hit the big screens, as the Tony-winning musical looks to expand its audience and, potentially, chart a new course for theatrical live captures. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Video shared by the nonprofit captures dozens of dads participating in library outings over the past year, with children laughing, dancing and gathering for storytime alongside their fathers. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026