We are faced with the alternative of resistance or slavery.
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Slavery
/ˈsleɪvəɹi/
Synonyms for "slavery" (89 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Noun(1 words)
abjectnessabsolutismattendancebasenessbond servicebondagecaptivitycontroldebt slaverydeprivation of freedomdirty workdisenfranchisementdisfranchisementdominationdonkeyworkdrudgedrudgery
Strong matches (27)
employemploymentenslavemententhrallmentfagfatiguefeudalismfeudalitygrindhandiworkhandworkhard laborhelotismhelotryindentureshipindustrylaborlicklick of workmanual labor
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Noun(2 words)
enslaved statusenslavement
Adjective(1 words)
forced labor
Related words (44)
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More general
12 entriesconditioneconomic systemhuman statuslaborlabourpatternpracticesocial institutionstatesubjectionsubjugationtoil
More specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesracial slaveryslaveholding societyslavery abolitionslavery erasystem of slaverytransatlantic slave trade
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
No one shall be held in slavery.
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Lincoln was opposed to slavery.
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Lincoln set out to abolish slavery in the United States.
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