SLAVES Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word slaves. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SLAVES
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bondmen | nounn | |||||||
noun • a male bound to serve without wages • a male slave | ||||||||
captives | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war • an animal that is confined • a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion adjective satellite • being in captivity • giving or marked by complete attention to | ||||||||
serfs | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | ||||||||
servants | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) • in a subordinate position | ||||||||
thralls | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being under the control of another person • someone held in bondage | ||||||||
vassals | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord | ||||||||
secondary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate noun • the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen • coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • depending on or incidental to what is original or primary • not of major importance • belonging to a lower class or rank | ||||||||
worker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who works at a specific occupation • a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) • sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae • a person who acts and gets things done | ||||||||
wretch | nounn | |||||||
noun • performs some wicked deed • someone you feel sorry for | ||||||||
striver | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who works as hard as a slave | ||||||||
break one's back | ||||||||
verb • work very hard, like a slave | ||||||||
buckle down | verbv | |||||||
verb • work very hard, like a slave | ||||||||
hard worker | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who works as hard as a slave | ||||||||
knuckle down | verbv | |||||||
verb • work very hard, like a slave |