Synonyms of enslaving

enslaving

verb

present participle of enslave

as in reducing

to take control of and assert authority over

—usually used as (be) enslaved

Her ancestors were enslaved during the war.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• defeating
• annihilating
• overcoming
• subjugating
• crushing
• whipping
• licking
• smashing
• prevailing (over)
• clobbering
• routing
• subjecting
• trouncing
• subordinating
• subduing
• mowing (down)
• dominating
• thrashing
• triumphing (over)
• conquering
• vanquishing
• beating
• pacifying
• walloping
• overpowering
• drubbing
• suppressing
• repressing
• skunking
• silencing
• quashing
• squashing
• smothering
• quelling
• squelching
• cracking down (on)
• putting down
• clamping down (on)
• snuffing (out)
• breaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeing
• liberating
• emancipating
• discharging
• releasing
• springing
• enfranchising
• manumitting
• unchaining
• unfettering
• unbinding
• uncaging