Synonyms of bondage

bondage

noun

ˈbän-dij 

as in slavery

the state of being an enslaved person

people freed from bondage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slavery
• servitude
• enslavement
• yoke
• servility
• thralldom
• thrall
• captivity
• serfdom
• peonage
• subjugation
• subjection
• imprisonment
• dependence
• incarceration
• enchainment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freedom
• liberty
• liberation
• emancipation
• independence
• manumission
• sovereignty
• autonomy
• enfranchisement
• self-government

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bondage

The 14th Amendment, granting citizenship to those who were held in bondage, was ratified in December 1868 and the 15th Amendment, extending voting rights to Black men was ratified in February 1870. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

Shibari, or Japanese rope bondage, is a beautiful art form, blending technique and creativity, where knots are carefully designed, and the bounded body is the canvas. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

As Bluett documents, even in bondage, Diallo continued to carry out the five daily prayers. — Leila Tarakji, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

The two had met in March through a website used for escort and stripping services, according to a court affidavit, and investigators alleged Dale paid Rylaarsdam more than $11,000 during the course of several weeks to talk to him and perform acts of bondage at his home. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026