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political prisoner vs captive

captive vs political prisoner

political prisoner and captive both are nouns.

political prisoner is not an adjective while captive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
political prisoner Yes No No No
captive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, captive is a hypernym of political prisoner; that is, captive is a word with a broader meaning than political prisoner:
  • political prisoner: someone who is imprisoned because of their political views
  • captive: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Other hypernyms of political prisoner include prisoner.
political prisoner (noun) captive (noun)
someone who is imprisoned because of their political views an animal that is confined
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
political prisoner (adjective) captive (adjective)
giving or marked by complete attention to
being in captivity
Difference between political prisoner and captive

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