INDENTURED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

indentured

adjective

Definition of indentured

as in enslaved

required by a contract to work for a certain period of time immigrants who came to the U.S. as indentured servants 200 years ago

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Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Ten Southern state legislatures endorsed the idea by passing laws that allowed the freeing of an enslaved person only when deportation out of the state was arranged and paid for.

— Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of enslaved

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The favorite to win Brazil’s election has promised to free his imprisoned father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, grant amnesty to supporters and impeach Supreme Court justices.

— Marina Dias, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
The company is required by its contract and state policy to provide mental health treatment, education and other services to imprisoned youth.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of imprisoned

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Federal agencies have overlapping jurisdiction over captive marine mammals –– for sea lions, the USDA oversees their welfare and NOAA decides who can keep them for public display.

— Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
During captive-carry testing, engineers can assess equipment carried by an aircraft before proceeding to more demanding flight demonstrations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

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