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The synonyms of “Slavery” are: slaveholding, bondage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, enslavement, servitude, subjugation, serfdom, vassalage, enthralment, yoke, drudgery, toil, slog, grind, sweated labour
Slavery as a Noun
Definitions of "Slavery" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slavery” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A condition of having to work very hard without proper remuneration or appreciation.
- The practice of owning slaves.
- The practice or system of owning slaves.
- The state of being a slave.
- The state of being under the control of another person.
- Work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay.
- Excessive dependence on or devotion to something.
Synonyms of "Slavery" as a noun (17 Words)
drudgery | Hard menial or dull work. Domestic drudgery. |
enslavement | The act of making slaves of your captives. The enslavement of millions of Africans. |
enthralment | The state of being fascinated. Their enthralment with the supernatural. |
grind | The act of grinding to a powder or dust. A bump and grind. |
serfdom | The state of being a serf or feudal labourer. The liberation of the peasants from serfdom. |
servitude | State of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment. You ve got thousands of years of peasant servitude to make up for. |
slaveholding | The practice of owning slaves. |
slog | A spell of difficult, tiring work or travelling. It wasn t all slog during those years. |
subjugation | The act of conquering. The colonial subjugation of a country by means of brute military force. |
sweated labour | Agitation resulting from active worry. |
thraldom | The state of being under the control of another person. An escape from the thraldom of foreign domination. |
thrall | A slave, servant, or captive. The town in thrall to a villain. |
thralldom | The state of being under the control of another person. |
toil | Exhausting physical labour. A life of toil. |
vassalage | The state of a serf. |
yoke | A pair of draft animals joined by a yoke. They threw off the yoke of domination. |
Usage Examples of "Slavery" as a noun
- Slavery to tradition.
- He was resolved to impose a number of reforms, including the abolition of slavery.
- Thousands had been sold into slavery.
- Female domestic slavery.
Associations of "Slavery" (30 Words)
abolition | The act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery. The abolition of the death penalty. |
abolitionist | A person who favours the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery. The abolitionist movement. |
annulment | The act of annulling something. Grounds for an annulment. |
cancellation | The speech act of revoking or annulling or making void. The debtor can procure cancellation if satisfied within one month. |
captivity | The state of being a slave. So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity. |
colonialism | Exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country’s resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country. The state apparatus that was dominant under colonialism. |
colonize | Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world. The Greeks colonized Sicily and southern Italy. |
colony | A group of people living in a colony consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors. An artists colony. |
confinement | The condition of being in childbirth. The pros and cons of home versus hospital confinement. |
disunion | The termination or destruction of union. His rejection of disunion was consistent with his nationalism. |
enslavement | The state of being a slave–Shakespeare. The enslavement of millions of Africans. |
expel | Remove from a position or office. She expelled a shuddering breath. |
labor | A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900 characterized by the promotion of labor s interests and formerly the socialization of key industries. His labor did not require a great deal of skill. |
legally | By law; conforming to the law. The terms of the loan are legally binding. |
manacle | Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs. The practice of keeping prisoners in manacles. |
manumission | The formal act of freeing from slavery. Negotiated manumissions of slaves by their masters. |
monarchy | An autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority. The monarchy is the focus of loyalty and service. |
neocolonialism | Control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures. |
peasant | A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement. Peasants left the farms to work in industry. |
revocation | The state of being cancelled or annulled. For those who break the law revocation of their liquor licence may result. |
runaway | Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation. The runaway success of the book. |
secession | Formal separation from an alliance or federation. The republics want secession from the union. |
serfdom | The state of being a serf or feudal labourer. The liberation of the peasants from serfdom. |
servitude | The subjection of property to an easement. Penal servitude. |
thrall | The state of being in someone’s power, or of having great power over someone. The town in thrall to a villain. |
vendible | Fit to be offered for sale. |