Synonyms of manumission

manumission

noun

ˌman-yə-ˈmi-shən 

as in emancipation

the act of setting free from slavery

the official manumission of the slaves came after the Civil War

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emancipation
• liberation
• freeing
• freedom
• enfranchisement
• salvation
• redemption
• deliverance
• liberty
• independence
• autonomy
• independency
• sovereignty
• self-government

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enslavement
• servitude
• bondage
• imprisonment
• yoke
• serfdom
• captivity
• incarceration
• conquest
• internment
• subjugation
• thralldom
• enchainment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manumission

In parts of the North, Black men served with promises of manumission, unevenly honored. — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026

Image The empire had sophisticated systems for tracking slave ownership and collecting various taxes, which amounted to 4 percent on slave sales and 5 percent on manumissions. — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

Meanwhile, the text suggests that Saulos, his accomplice, engaged in the fictitious sale and manumission of slaves while forging documents to cover their tracks. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025

Accordingly, the state passed a 1788 law prohibiting emancipations of people over the age of 50 or incapable of providing for themselves, viewing such manumissions as cynical attempts to avoid supporting the elderly or infirm. — Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024