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Synonyms for thrall

Most common

bondage thraldom UK slave vassal grasp domination theow

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Slavery

slavery, bondage, thraldom UK, thralldom US

2. Slave — slave; one under the control of another

slave, vassal, serf, bondman

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Slave; one under the control of another.

    My father was always a thrall to alcohol.

  2. n. 2

    The state of being under the control of another person.

    Today's kids are in thrall to their phones.

Related words

Word family
thraldom

Forms

Plural
thralls → slaveries, bondages, thraldoms, slaves…

Example sentences

  • bondage I'm into it, but could we try adding some bondage?
  • slave Marriage is slavery. I'd prefer not to be a slave.
  • vassal Europe today is a political vassal of the USA.
  • grasp I was able to grasp the main points of the speech.
  • domination He's always thwarting my plans for world domination.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
thrallrising
bondagerising
thraldomfalling
slaverising
vassalsteady
grasprising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
serf1
5 letters
slave1, grasp1, theow
6 letters
vassal2
7 letters
slavery3, bondage2, bondman
8 letters
thraldom
9 letters
thralldom
10 letters
domination4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vassal2 = 2 syllables).