What does captivity mean?
Captivity means The state of being captive..
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/kæpˈtɪvɪti/ · noun
The state of being captive..
held in captivity
escape from captivity
The animals lived in captivity at the zoo.
He wrote a memoir about his years in captivity.
long captivity
Use captivity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Captivity means The state of being captive..
Common synonyms include incarceration, imprisonment, immurement, enslavement.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
held in captivity
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