Synonyms and antonyms of Lack of freedom and independence in British Thesaurus

subjection (noun)

formal a situation in which someone controls you and you have to obey them

surrender (noun)

literary the act of allowing your feelings or another person to control you

reliance (noun)

the state of depending on a particular person or thing

capture (noun)

the act of catching someone so that they become your prisoner

bondage (noun)

formal a situation in which you are not free because someone or something controls your life

the servant of ()

someone or something that is used or controlled by another person or thing

dependence (noun)

a situation in which you need someone or something in order to live or succeed

prisoner (noun)

someone who has no freedom because their life is controlled by something or someone

captor (noun)

someone who is keeping you as a prisoner

captivity (noun)

a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner

claustrophobia (noun)

an uncomfortable feeling that you have when you think that you do not have enough freedom to do what you want

restraint (noun)

something that holds you and physically controls your movements, often to protect your safety

restraint (noun)

the act or process of stopping the free movement of a person or the free progress of an activity

shackle (noun)

mainly literary something that prevents you from doing what you want to do

subordination (noun)

the fact of having less power or authority than someone else