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

That its partner is the US military, rather than the big tech companies its peers have been wooing, captures a shift inside the private equity firm under CEO Harvey Schwartz, who has pivoted Carlyle back to its roots in the nation’s capital. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The technology exists, but the business never fully captures the value. — George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 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

Eve’s Hollywood, gossipy and full of anecdote captures a more recent version of the conversations Arzner used to overhear at her father’s Hollywood restaurant. — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

There, Prue must go on a journey to save her younger brother Mac from crows led by a woman named Alexandra (Carey Mulligan), who captures Curtis and attempts to corrupt him for her own mysterious purposes. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

Instead, this affordable true reflection mirror captures a baby’s attention and develops vision. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

The September 25th expiration captures some of that while avoiding the Q3 earnings report expected in late October and also falls short of the anticipated length of the trial of six to eight weeks. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

This long exposure captures Earth's rotation in the form of circular star trails. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Noun

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

According to the band, GOTTA GET OUT captures a turning point after years of relentless touring and rising acclaim. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 10 July 2026