INDENTURED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

indentured

adjective

Definition of indentured

as in enslaved

required by a contract to work for a certain period of time immigrants who came to the U.S. as indentured servants 200 years ago

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Historian Jennifer Morgan similarly contends that enslaved women’s reproductive capacities were essential for the economic logic of hereditary racial slavery.

— Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2026
While standing at the case, visitors can hear the audio of the speech where Douglass criticizes Americans celebrating freedom while millions remain enslaved.

— Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of enslaved

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Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The new version of Hannibal starred Mads Mikkelsen as a pre-imprisoned Hannibal Lecter, forging a relationship with Hugh Dancy’s Will Graham.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of imprisoned

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But man, the first like 20 minutes of this movie are rough going… although, probably not as rough going as poor Sam’s attempt to break into Cirith Ungol, where Frodo has been taken captive when our tale within a tale begins.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Wild Inside presents interviews with owl researchers that highlight the birds’ intelligence and heightened senses, voicing their questions about what sufficient captive care would even look like.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

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