manumission

The word “manumission” has 4 syllables: man-u-mis-sion

It's pronounced as /ˌmæn.jəˈmɪʃ.ən/


What is synonym and antonym for manumission?

In the thesaurus, “manumission” has 17 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for manumission along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for manumission

  • autonomy
  • deliverance
  • emancipation
  • enfranchisement
  • freedom
  • freeing
  • independence
  • independency
  • liberation
  • liberty
  • redemption
  • release
  • rescue
  • salvation
  • self-government
  • sovereignty
  • sovranty

Antonyms for manumission

  • bondage
  • captivity
  • conquest
  • enchainment
  • enslavement
  • imprisonment
  • incarceration
  • internment
  • serfdom
  • servitude
  • subjugation
  • thraldom
  • thralldom
  • yoke

Meanings of manumission

  • noun
    1. Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting.

Example Sentences

  • The document granted manumission to the enslaved individual.
  • In ancient Rome, manumission was often a reward for loyal service.
  • He advocated for the manumission of all enslaved people in the colony.
  • The law required a formal process for legal manumission.
  • Manumission was sometimes granted through a will after the owner's death.

On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to manumission, such as: autonomy, bondage, captivity, conquest, deliverance, emancipation, enchainment.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

unbinding

unchaining

pardoning

  • absolving
  • accommodating
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  • all heart
  • allowing
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  • assuaging
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  • being big
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  • benign
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  • deliverance
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  • dupable
  • easy
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  • emollient
  • exculpating
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  • exploitable
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  • forbearing
  • forgiving
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  • generous
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  • granting freedom
  • gullible
  • heart in right place
  • humane
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  • humoring
  • ignoring
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  • justifying
  • kind
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  • lax
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  • letting
  • liberal
  • liberating
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  • light
  • live with
  • loosening
  • loosing
  • loving
  • manumission
  • merciful
  • mild
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  • mollycoddling
  • naive
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  • obliging
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  • pampering
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  • pitiful
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  • reprieve
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  • shriving
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  • soft
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  • unbinding
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  • unlocking
  • unoppressive
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  • vindicating
  • waiving
  • whitewashing
  • yielding

emancipation

  • autonomy
  • deliverance
  • delivery
  • enfranchisement
  • freedom
  • freeing
  • independence
  • independency
  • liberation
  • liberty
  • manumission
  • redemption
  • release
  • salvation
  • self-government
  • setting free
  • sovereignty
  • sovranty

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