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Synonyms & Antonyms of slave
(Entry 1 of 2)
- many American slaves reached freedom in the North through the network known as the Underground Railroad
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- bondwoman
- (also bondswoman),
- odalisque
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- unappreciated office slaves who perform the necessary but tedious task of filing paperwork
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slave
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of slave (Entry 2 of 2)
- slaving over a hot stove
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- bum,
- chill,
- dally,
- dillydally,
- footle,
- goldbrick,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- idle,
- laze,
- loaf,
- lounge,
- shirk,
- slack (off),
- veg out
- dabble,
- doodle,
- fool around,
- fribble,
- goof (around),
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- mess around,
- monkey (around),
- play,
- potter (around),
- putter (around),
- trifle
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“Slave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slave. Accessed 20 May. 2022.
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