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 What the restaurant represents to its supporters (and those hesitant but curious) is a shift in public interest in, and acceptance of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadomasochism (BDSM). — Victoria M. Walker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 May 2026 The two had met in March through a website used for escort and stripping services, according to a court affidavit, and investigators alleged Dale paid Rylaarsdam more than $11,000 during the course of several weeks to talk to him and perform acts of bondage at his home. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Among the notable elements of the Compromise of 1850 were the admission of California to the Union as a free state, but also a federal fugitive-slave law that empowered federal authorities and federal courts to seize people who had escaped bondage. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 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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The administration has said in court filings that its information also discusses slavery.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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