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captive vs political detainee

political detainee vs captive

captive and political detainee both are nouns.

captive is an adjective but political detainee is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
captive Yes Yes No No
political detainee Yes No No No
As nouns, political detainee is a hyponym of captive; that is, political detainee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than captive:
  • captive: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  • political detainee: some held in custody
captive (noun) political detainee (noun)
an animal that is confined some held in custody
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
captive (adjective) political detainee (adjective)
giving or marked by complete attention to
being in captivity
Difference between captive and political detainee

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