What is another word for slavery?
Synonyms for slavery
ˈsleɪ və ri, ˈsleɪv rislav·e·ry
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
slavery
Synonyms:
captivity, compulsion, constraint, imprisonment, necessity, obligation, oppression, serfdom, servitude, superstition, thraldomAntonyms:
emancipation, freedom, independence, liberty, license
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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
slaverynoun
Synonyms:
bondage, servitude, vassalage, serfdom, thraldom, inthralment, enslavement, captivityslaverynoun
Synonyms:
drudgery
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
slaverynoun
Synonyms:
bondage, enslavement, servitude, inthrallment, captivity, bond service, vassalage, thralldom, subjection, helotism, drudgery
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "slavery":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2116 | bondage | |
#4772 | obligation | |
#5874 | slave | |
#9308 | necessity | |
#9968 | constraint | |
#11237 | slavery | |
#13920 | imprisonment | |
#18852 | oppression | |
#27832 | captivity | |
#28924 | superstition | |
#37799 | compulsion | |
#45272 | servitude | |
#62178 | thrall | |
#63236 | enslavement | |
#83084 | serfdom | |
#231172 | slaveholding |
How to use slavery in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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!
Translations for slavery
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- عبوديةArabic
- দাসত্বBengali
- esclavatge, esclavitudCatalan, Valencian
- otroctví, otrokářstvíCzech
- slaveriDanish
- SklavereiGerman
- δουλείαGreek
- sklavecoEsperanto
- esclavitudSpanish
- orjusEstonian
- برده داریPersian
- orjuusFinnish
- esclavageFrench
- tràillealachdScottish Gaelic
- escravitudeGalician
- עבדותHebrew
- दासत्वHindi
- esklavajHaitian Creole
- ստրկություն, ստրկատիրությունArmenian
- schiavitùItalian
- 奴隷制度Japanese
- 노예 제도Korean
- بهندهگیKurdish
- servitūdō, servitium, servitusLatin
- verdzībaLatvian
- slavernijDutch
- naaltéʼNavajo, Navaho
- niewola, niewolnictwoPolish
- escravidãoPortuguese
- sclavieRomanian
- неволя, рабствоRussian
- ropstvoSerbo-Croatian
- suženjstvoSlovene
- slaveriSwedish
- utwanaSwahili
- దాసితనము, దాస్యముTelugu
- slafVolapük
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