Synonyms for enslavement
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Forms
- Plural
- enslavements → slaveries, subjugations, servitudes, bondages…
Example sentences
- slavery Well, my friend, it's called "modern-day" slavery.
- bondage I'm into it, but could we try adding some bondage?
- servitude Every certitude is a kind of servitude.
- subjugation We have the choice between death and subjugation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| enslavement | rising | |
| slavery | rising | |
| bondage | rising | |
| servitude | steady | |
| subjugation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- slavery3, bondage2, serfdom
- 9 letters
- captivity4, servitude3, vassalage
- 10 letters
- subjection
- 11 letters
- subjugation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (slavery3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- asservissement