ODALISQUES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

odalisques

noun

plural of odalisque

as in chattels

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Noun

In some versions, she’s described as a morally deplorable witch taking part in the abuse of runaway slaves who was ultimately burned for her misdeeds and buried near the cemetery.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
The legend goes that on foggy nights, during the full moon, those standing at the Cooksey Drive Overlook in Seal Harbor, just outside Acadia National Park, can hear the slaves in the hold of a sinking ship crying for help.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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If the record is to be believed, courtesans were the glamor girls of old Shanghai.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2026
The colorful artworks largely depict the sensual hedonistic lifestyles of city dwellers including merchants, courtesans and kabuki actors.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of courtesans

Noun

That is the standard set for bringing weapons and cellphones into a secure area, safeguarding department property, monitoring the radio, misusing department letterhead, badges or insignia, secondary employment violations, and recommending bondsmen or attorneys to inmates.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Plus, bail bondsmen are the ultimate local rent seekers.

— Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025

Definition of bondmen

Noun

The serfs and peasants who filled the 1917 Russian Revolution and Mao’s Long March did not understand Marxist dialectics.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026
Nowadays there is less merriment, sunk as Moscow is in a combination of Putin stagnation, the Ukraine war, and the techno-feudalism that is making serfs of all of us in a world owned by billionaires pumping propaganda through the black boxes in the palm of our hands.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of serfs

Noun

Swift has been seen about town with famous friends, paramours and even one of her cats from time to time.

— Lily Boyce, New York Times, 2 July 2026
As the media narrative went, a 27-year-old gay serial killer named Andrew Cunanan had murdered five wealthy gay paramours, the last of whom was the fashion designer Gianni Versace.

— Adam Turner, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026

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