Synonyms for slavery
ˈsleɪ və ri, ˈsleɪv rislav·e·ry

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1. slavery

   Synonyms:
   captivity, compulsion, constraint, imprisonment, necessity, obligation, oppression, serfdom, servitude, superstition, thraldom

   Antonyms:
   emancipation, freedom, independence, liberty, license

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1. bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldomnoun

   the state of being under the control of another person

   Synonyms:
   slaveholding, thralldom, bondage, thraldom, thrall

2. slavery, slaveholdingnoun

   the practice of owning slaves

   Synonyms:
   thralldom, thrall, slaveholding, thraldom, bondage

3. slaverynoun

   work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay

   Synonyms:
   thralldom, thrall, slaveholding, thraldom, bondage

Matched Categories

1. • Labor
   • Practice
   • Subjugation

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1. slaverynoun

   Synonyms:
   bondage, servitude, vassalage, serfdom, thraldom, inthralment, enslavement, captivity

2. slaverynoun

   Synonyms:
   drudgery

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1. slaverynoun

   Synonyms:
   bondage, enslavement, servitude, inthrallment, captivity, bond service, vassalage, thralldom, subjection, helotism, drudgery

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1. List of paraphrases for "slavery":

   enslavement, servitude, slave, bondage, serfdom

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How to use slavery in a sentence?

1. Alicia Reece:

   No slavery, no exceptions, over 150 years after our nation abolished slavery, there can be no acceptable circumstance for slavery in our state, and our constitution must reflect that.

2. Robert Turner:

   The authors of that amendment purposely chose language drafted by Jefferson in an unsuccessful effort to outlaw slavery in the Northwest Territories as a means of honoring Jefferson’s struggle against slavery, if Democrats understood Jefferson’s lifelong opposition to slavery, they would have reached a different conclusion.

3. Loretta Lynch father:

   The good guys won. That's what has happened in this country all along, even during slavery. Levi Coffin was a founder of the Underground Railroad. Even during slavery. A white man fought against slavery. So all over this land good folks have stood in the right lane, in the right path.

4. Herbert Spencer:

   All socialism involves slavery.... That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labors under coercion to satisfy another's desires. The relation admits of many gradations. Oppressive taxation is a form of slavery of the individual to the community as a whole. The essential question is -- How much is he compelled to labor for other benefit than his own, and how much can he labor for his own benefit?

5. AiR:

   In 1865, Slavery was Abolished. But even after 150 years, we are still Slaves... We let others control our mind. There can be no greater Slavery than this!