conquest

noun

con·​quest ˈkän-ˌkwest 

ˈkäŋ-;

ˈkäŋ-kwəst

1

: the act or process of conquering

2

a

: something conquered

especially : territory appropriated in war

b

: a person someone has succeeded in having a romantic and especially sexual relationship with

Synonyms of conquest

• domination
• dominating
• subjugation

Examples of conquest in a Sentence

tales of the ancient army's conquests

She was one of his many conquests.

people who boast about their sexual conquests

Recent Examples on the Web

Morris scooped the world in 1953 with the news of the British expedition’s conquest of Everest. —The Week Uk, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026

Simultaneously a declaration of Roman supremacy and an admission that conquest may be theft at scale, these Roman propaganda events were so terrifying that Cleopatra famously chose death over appearing in one. —Mary Beard, Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026

Situated at the crossroads of empires — from Persian and Roman to Byzantine, Arab, and Ottoman — it has long been shaped by conquest and survival. —Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026

Colorado’s regular-season conquest of the Western Conference will have to wait. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *conquaesitus, alteration of Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing conquest

• pre-conquest

Rhymes for conquest

• reconquest

Kids Definition

conquest

noun

con·​quest ˈkän-ˌkwest 

ˈkäŋ-

1

: the act or process of conquering

2

: something conquered