BONDAGE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

bondage

noun

ˈbän-dij

Definition of bondage

as in slavery

the state of being an enslaved person people freed from bondage

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Recent Examples of bondage This display of light bondage proved merely an amuse-bouche to the erotic banquet that Fennell had prepared. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 According to court records, Conahan, an unemployed nurse, lured Montgomery into the woods in northern Charlotte County to take nude bondage photos. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Slave owners insisted that human bondage fulfilled God’s will. — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026 The 14th Amendment, granting citizenship to those who were held in bondage, was ratified in December 1868 and the 15th Amendment, extending voting rights to Black men was ratified in February 1870. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bondage

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slavery

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Six months later, the ratification of the 13th Amendment permanently ended slavery in the United States.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Many abolitionists and Quakers – who fought to ban slavery – initially supported the colonization society’s removal efforts as a means for helping Black residents escape the cruelty of American laws, especially the Fugitive Slave Acts.

— Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of slavery

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