Synonyms of thrall

thrall

noun

ˈthrȯl 

1

as in slave

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 & Similar Words

• slave
• bondsman
• servant
• bondman
• chattel
• serf
• handmaid
• handmaiden
• bondwoman
• bondswoman
• lackey
• helot
• domestic
• drudge
• indentured servant
• bond servant
• attendant
• menial
• odalisque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeman
• slaver
• freedman
• master
• slaveholder
• slave driver
• taskmaster
• freedwoman
• enslaver

2

as in slavery

the state of being an enslaved person

a people who still bear the scars of having been in thrall for so many years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of thrall

Celebrities are really in the thralls of them right now. —Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024

Mary Ellis emerges from the silo and transfers Assassin to Travis, freeing the real Mary Ellis from her thrall. —James Grebey, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024

Only vampire hunters, like the titular D—a half-vampire, half-human dhampir—can hope to stand up to the vampire’s supernatural might, and in the ‘85 film, D agrees to hunt down a 10,000-year-old vampire lord in order to prevent a young woman from falling under his thrall. —James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024

Where prior generations might have been in the thrall of speakeasies and inscrutable cocktail ingredients, drinkers who turned 21 during the pandemic’s upheaval want an experience with less friction. —Kate Bernot, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024