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thrall

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of thrall

1 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 of thrall

bondman (also bondsman), chattel, slave
Words Related to thrall

helot, serf

indentured servant

attendant, domestic, drudge, handmaiden (also handmaid), lackey, menial, servant, slavey
Near Antonyms of thrall

freedman, freedwoman

enslaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slaver

master, taskmaster
Antonyms of thrall

freeman
2 the state of being a slave
  • a people who still bear the scars of having been in thrall for so many years
Synonyms of thrall

bondage, enslavement, servility, servitude, slavery, thralldom (or thraldom), yoke
Words Related to thrall

peonage, serfdom

dependence (also dependance), subjection, subjugation

captivity, enchainment, imprisonment, incarceration
Near Antonyms of thrall

emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation, manumission

autonomy, independence, self-government, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Antonyms of thrall

freedom, liberty

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