"Taken hostage" is a situation where someone is abducted and held against their will. Antonyms for this phrase include: 1. Free: denotes a state of being unrestrained and not held captive. 2. Released: refers to the act of being set free from captivity. 3. Liberated: signifies the act of being freed or emancipated. 4. Rescued: suggests being saved or delivered from danger or harm. 5. Saved: implies being protected or safeguarded from harm or danger. 6. Escaped: depicts the action of breaking free from captivity. 7. Unconfined: suggests being free from confinement or restrictions. 8. Unrestricted: conveys an absence of limitations or restraints. 9. Independent: denotes autonomy or self-reliance. 10.

What are the antonyms for Taken hostage?

• adj.

  • kidnapped
  • free
  ,
  • released
  ,
  • rescued
  .

Famous quotes with Taken hostage

• Again, we saw in Bosnia - we had U.N. peacekeepers tied to trees, being taken hostage. The fact is they don't have the type of deliberate and authoritative rule that I think is needed to get the job done.

  Peter King
• Naturally, it is a terrible, despicable crime when, as in Munich, people are taken hostage, people are killed. But probing the motives of those responsible and showing that they are also individuals with families and have their own story does not excuse what they did.

  Steven Spielberg
• If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would I want my government to be blackmailed. I think certain government officials, industrialists and celebrated persons should make it clear they are prepared to be sacrificed if taken hostage. If that were done, what gain would there be for terrorists in taking hostages?

  Margaret Mead

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