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surety(noun, confidence, assurance, security, guarantee)
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prisoner(noun, person, con, convict)
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pledge(noun, confidence, counter, assurance, warrant)
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earnest(noun, counter, warrant, accreditation)
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pawn(noun, counter, warrant, collateral)
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guaranty(noun, confidence, counter, assurance, collateral)
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security(noun, counter, warrant, accreditation)
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token(noun, counter, warrant, accreditation)
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detainee(noun, tough, con, convict)
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internee(noun, tough, con, convict)
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sacrificial lamb(noun, expression, warrant, accreditation)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hostage thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hostage/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "hostage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/hostage/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, hostage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hostage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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