captive vs inmate
inmate vs captivecaptive and inmate both are nouns.
captive is an adjective but inmate is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| captive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| inmate | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
inmate is a hyponym of
captive; that is, inmate is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
captive:
- captive: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- inmate: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Other hyponyms of captive include
con, convict, yard bird, yardbird, detainee, political detainee, hostage, surety, internee, political prisoner, POW, prisoner of war.
| captive (noun) | inmate (noun) |
|---|---|
| an animal that is confined | one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital) |
| a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated |
| a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion | a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison |
| captive (adjective) | inmate (adjective) |
|---|---|
| giving or marked by complete attention to | |
| being in captivity |
Words related to "captive"
- POW
- absorbed
- animal
- animate being
- attentive
- beast
- brute
- captivate
- captivity
- con
- confined
- convict
- creature
- detainee
- emotional person
- engrossed
- enwrapped
- fauna
- hostage
- imprisoned
- inmate
- intent
- internee
- jailed
- political detainee
- political prisoner
- prisoner
- prisoner of war
- rapt
- surety
- unfortunate
- unfortunate person
- unfree
- wrapped
- yard bird
- yardbird
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