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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. slavery

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

   Antonyms:
   emancipation, freedom, independence, liberty, license

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slaverynoun

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

2. slaverynoun

   Synonyms:
   drudgery

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slaverynoun

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "slavery":

   enslavement, servitude, slave, bondage, serfdom

How to pronounce slavery?

How to say slavery in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use slavery in a sentence?

1. Kenny Kehindo:

   Many are still in slavery, fan ID is a very good thing, but in the hands of the human traffickers it's just an instrument.

2. Kanye West:

   When you hear about slavery for 400 years, for 400 years ? That sounds like a choice.

3. Michael Tien:

   If That Lai fight, That Lai might have a miracle happen, if That Lai don't fight, That Lai have to submit to the tyranny. I just think that if That Lai have been able to eliminate slavery That Lai have the ability to eliminate tyranny, too. That Lai's hopeful.

4. Choi Jung Kyu:

   Society continues to fail in providing basic help for our most vulnerable members even after they were pulled out of slavery on the islands, our society is treating the victims worse than the salt farmers did.

5. Rita Mae Brown:

   A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.