Synonyms of thrall

thrall

noun

ˈthrȯl 

1

as in slave

a person who is considered the property of another person

I'm not your thrall, so you'll have to pick up after yourself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slave
• bondman
• servant
• chattel
• serf
• handmaiden
• bondwoman
• lackey
• helot
• domestic
• drudge
• indentured servant
• bond servant
• attendant
• menial
• odalisque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeman
• slaver
• freedman
• master
• slaveholder
• slave driver
• taskmaster
• freedwoman
• enslaver

2

as in slavery

the state of being an enslaved person

a people who still bear the scars of having been in thrall for so many years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrall

Particularly harrowing is the threat Costello’s thrall to Selby seems to pose to her daughter, Iris (Fleur Tashjian). — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

But under the blaze of a heat wave, the pair, joined by the director’s young adult daughter are wound together by the thrall of ambition and the poison of exploitation. — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The football world is still in thrall to them. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Much has changed since everything was burnt-orange/avocado-green and Americans were in thrall to Quaaludes, Big League Chew® and the Fonz, and soccer in the last quarter-century has enjoyed a surge of popularity. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026