Synonyms of bondage

bondage

noun

ˈbän-dij 

as in slavery

the state of being an enslaved person

people freed from bondage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bondage

New York City itself housed one of the largest urban slave populations in North America: Around four in ten households in the city held people in bondage as domestic servants, carriage drivers, laundresses and dock workers. —Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024

Pavlovich’s allegations, like others against Gaiman, often involve acts associated with BDSM (bondage, domination, sadism, and masochism). —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025

Gaiman's representatives have responded to some outlets, claiming the incidents were consensual and instances of practicing BDSM (bondage, discipline/dominance, submission/sadism and masochism). —Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025

Its provocative lingerie kicks up the kink, with moody styles and accessories that nod to bondage—cuffs, chokers, harnesses, and barely-there thongs draped in gold chains. —Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024