abolitionism

[ab-uh-lish-uh-niz-uhm] / ˌæb əˈlɪʃ əˌnɪz əm /

NOUN

freedom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

autonomy citizenship democracy emancipation exemption immunity liberation privilege release relief self-determination self-government sovereignty

STRONG

abolition autarchy deliverance delivery discharge disengagement enfranchisement franchise impunity liberty manumission parole prerogative probation rescue salvage salvation

WEAK

disimprisonment extriction home rule representative government

Antonyms

STRONGEST

responsibility

STRONG

hold imprisonment incarceration restraint retention

WEAK

captivity confinement difficulty government limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression

Example Sentences

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In his early 20s, Clay attended Yale, where he for the first time encountered abolitionism.

From The Wall Street Journal

Writes Mr. Kurlansky: “Brown, the onetime pariah of abolitionism, was becoming its leading symbol.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Kenneth, who is the great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, added "We taught the students today that Frederick wasn't much older than they are now when he started his career in abolitionism and activism."

From BBC

It’s the same impulse that supported 19th century abolitionism and reconstruction after the Civil War.

From Salon

As Dorothy Roberts writes in her book “Torn Apart,” you eventually come around to abolitionism because this system can’t be fixed.

From Los Angeles Times

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