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

This Magnolia wreath captures that feeling with lifelike foliage and bright red berries that add just the right amount of color. — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2026

Even as his clobbering drops elicit sympathy for the mixing engineer, their smart deployment captures the catch-and-release catharsis that graduated first-gen Carti scions like Ken Carson and Che to the major leagues. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026

This was one of the very few books about the immigrant experience that captures the specificity and nuance of Bengali Hindi immigrants like my father. — Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026

Ken’s film captures that singular spirit and brings us closer to the women behind that magical music. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

Video circulated by the American Waterways Operators captures the collapse. — Harry T Angell, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

The visual collaboration captures the K-pop artist looking ever so classy, always chill and collected, juxtaposed with images of life at warp speed. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2026

Amazon said the camera only captures still images, not video or audio. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

The optical assembly designed to record the distributions of iron ions in the corona is outfitted with astrocameras, each of which captures spectra from a different ionic species. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Noun

This version, made with pumpkin instead of chocolate, captures that fall pumpkin-pie-spice feeling. — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Indoor and outdoor captures are clear and well-exposed, including a shot of my dark gray cat, Pixel, with the sun coming in through the window behind him. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

The company had on three previous missions made successful captures of the Super Heavy booster, captured by the swiveling arms of the launch tower at its Texas site Starbase. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

In practice, that means noticing signals no dashboard captures. — Tyson Gundersen, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Video of the service captures screams erupting inside the church as worshippers ran to his side and called for help. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Wickersham’s passion for sports captures the casual or uninitiated reader along with the hardcore fans and historians. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Surveillance video captures shooting at Pasadena gas station CBS News Baltimore obtained surveillance video showing a group of people gathered around a gas pump before a person pulls out a gun and fires shots. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Moreover, that $100 million plus projection captures just the store-level opportunity and excludes upside from Hoka’s nationwide online availability on Academy’s website, Matuszewski said. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026