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slave

The word “slave” has 1 syllable: slave

It's pronounced as /sleɪv/

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In the thesaurus, “slave” has 70 synonyms and 46 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for slave

Antonyms for slave

Meanings of slave

  • noun
    1. A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
    2. A drudge; one who labors or is obliged (e.g. by prior contract) to labor like a slave with limited rights, e.g. an indentured servant.
    3. An abject person.
    4. One who has no power of resistance (to something), one who surrenders to or is under the domination (of something).
    5. (BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually and/or personally) serving one or more masters or mistresses.
    6. A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.
    7. A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).
  • verb
    1. To work as a slaver, to enslave people.
    2. To work hard.
    3. To place a device under the control of another.

Example Sentences

  • He was forced to work as a slave on the plantation.
  • The story told how the slave sought freedom from his master.
  • Many people fought to end the trade of slaves.
  • She felt like a slave to her demanding job.
  • The slave carried heavy loads under the hot sun.

On this page you'll find 116 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to slave, such as: attack, attendant, bang away, bask, bond servant, bondman, bondsman.

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labor

laborer

  • blue-collar worker
  • dogsbody
  • drone
  • drudge
  • drudger
  • employee
  • foot soldier
  • grub
  • grubber
  • grunt
  • hand
  • help
  • helper
  • hireling
  • manual worker
  • peon
  • plugger
  • serf
  • slave
  • slogger
  • toiler
  • unskilled worker
  • worker
  • workhorse
  • working stiff

wade

fag

lap dog

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