Synonyms for
Slavery
Definition
The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- abolish slavery
- end slavery
- slave labor
- slave trade
- chattel slavery
- wage slavery
- fight against slavery
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Usage note
Slavery refers to the state of being owned by another person, a practice that is illegal and widely condemned. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation of extreme dependence or lack of freedom.
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Example sentences
- Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865.
- Many brave people fought to end slavery.
- Slavery is a violation of human rights.
- People who were enslaved were treated very unfairly.
- Slavery still exists in some parts of the world today.
Quotes
“I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day. I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it. We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did.” - Benjamin Harrison
“The abolition of slavery was the true foundation of democracy. There is not a man beneath the canopy of heaven who does not know that slavery is wrong for him.” - Gerrit Smith
“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” - Stephen Roberts, in a debate with a Christian apologist on the existence of God