What are some opposite words for slavery?
Antonyms for slavery
ˈsleɪ və ri, ˈsleɪv rislav·e·ry
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term slavery.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
slavery
Antonyms:
emancipation, freedom, independence, liberty, licenseSynonyms:
captivity, compulsion, constraint, imprisonment, necessity, obligation, oppression, serfdom, servitude, superstition, thraldom
Matched Categories
Princeton's WordNet
bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldomnoun
the state of being under the control of another person
Synonyms:
slaveholding, thralldom, bondage, thraldom, thrallslavery, slaveholdingnoun
the practice of owning slaves
Synonyms:
thralldom, thrall, slaveholding, thraldom, bondageslaverynoun
work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
Synonyms:
thralldom, thrall, slaveholding, thraldom, bondage
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
slaverynoun
Synonyms:
bondage, enslavement, servitude, inthrallment, captivity, bond service, vassalage, thralldom, subjection, helotism, drudgery
How to use slavery in a sentence?
Judith Lund said in an interview. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP While at least 214 whaling voyages ventured into The Gulf, Judith Lund said, ships from the Northeast rarely made extended port calls in Southern cities like New Orleans or Mobile, Alabama, because of the threat to crew members who weren't white. That may may have been a reason the whaling ship that rescued Industry's crew took the men back to Massachusetts, where slavery was outlawed in the 1780s, rather than landing in the South. ‘’ The people who whaled in the Gulf of Mexico knew it was risky to go into those ports down there because they had mixed crews.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff:
I think Brazil and the U.S. have a great deal in common, we are two countries that have a hallmark in our history, something that we actually had to fight to overcome. I'm talking about the blemish of slavery.
The legacy of slavery is racism. You can’t do what you have to do to make slavery work unless you constitute the enslaved people as less than human.
At the end of the day, I'm trying to distinguish ourselves from our enemies, they crucify people, they rape women, they sell them into slavery, they will kill people's children before their eyes.
When you hear about slavery for 400 years... For 400 years ? That sounds like a choice, you were there for 400 years and it's all of y' all. It's like we're mentally imprisoned.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#937 | license | |
#2076 | freedom | |
#4169 | liberty | |
#4703 | independence | |
#11237 | slavery | |
#27816 | emancipation |
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