Synonyms of enslaving

enslaving

verb

present participle of enslave

as in reducing

to take control of and assert authority over

—usually used as (be) enslaved

Her ancestors were enslaved during the war.

Related Words

• reducing
• defeating
• annihilating
• overcoming
• subjugating
• crushing
• whipping
• licking
• smashing
• prevailing (over)
• clobbering
• routing
• subjecting
• trouncing
• subordinating
• subduing
• mowing (down)
• dominating
• thrashing
• triumphing (over)
• conquering
• vanquishing
• beating
• pacifying
• walloping
• overpowering
• drubbing
• suppressing
• repressing
• skunking
• silencing
• quashing
• squashing
• smothering
• quelling
• squelching
• cracking down (on)
• putting down
• clamping down (on)
• snuffing (out)
• breaking

Dissimilar Words

• freeing
• liberating
• emancipating
• discharging
• releasing
• springing
• enfranchising
• manumitting
• unchaining
• unfettering
• unbinding
• uncaging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enslaving

This is true and important, but it's presented in a way that overshadows Washington's lifetime of enslaving. — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Soon, Catholic missions and Spanish rancheros sprouted, first attracting local Native peoples and later, enslaving them. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Soon, a local businessman (Éric Elmosnino’s Don Emmanuel) is running roughshod over the community, basically enslaving the indigenous population to build a casino. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Enslavement or freedom was passed down to the child through the mother, meaning white men could augment a workforce trafficked from Africa by raping with impunity and enslaving their offspring. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

The existential risk of AI wiping out humans or enslaving us could be predicated on our laziness and lack of concern about small signs. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

The story is built around Kitana’s childhood trauma of losing her father to the evil Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford), who has taken over her home realm of Edenia, enslaving her mother as his zombie consort, Sindel (Ana Thu Nguyen). — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026

Some Connecticut towns have brought history out in the open by researching and sharing information about its history with regard to enslaving people. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026

Advertisement Du Bois, for example, published a pageant—a common form for sharing lessons from Washington’s life during his bicentennial—that placed Washington’s enslaving front and center. — John Garrison Marks, Time, 7 Apr. 2026