Synonyms of subordinating

subordinating

verb

present participle of subordinate

as in subjecting

to bring under one's control by force of arms

it is one of the lessons of history that more powerful civilizations often subordinate weaker ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subjecting
• conquering
• subduing
• dominating
• defeating
• overcoming
• subjugating
• enslaving
• reducing
• vanquishing
• pacifying
• overpowering
• crushing
• beating
• annihilating
• smashing
• whipping
• suppressing
• licking
• routing
• quelling
• prevailing (over)
• clobbering
• repressing
• trouncing
• mowing (down)
• triumphing (over)
• thrashing
• walloping
• silencing
• quashing
• smothering
• squashing
• squelching
• drubbing
• cracking down (on)
• clamping down (on)
• putting down
• breaking
• skunking
• snuffing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeing
• emancipating
• discharging
• liberating
• springing
• releasing
• enfranchising
• manumitting
• unfettering
• unchaining
• unbinding
• uncaging