Synonyms of conquered

conquered 1 of 2

adjective

as in subjugated

Related Words

• subjugated
• enslaved
• subdued
• bound
• captive
• fettered
• subject
• dependent
• unfree
• nonautonomous
• subordinate
• non-self-governing
• subservient
• inferior

Dissimilar Words

• separate
• independent
• sovereign
• autonomous
• free
• freestanding
• liberated
• redeemed
• self-governing
• freeborn
• released
• self-governed
• self-ruling
• freed
• delivered
• emancipated
• manumitted

conquered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of conquer

1

as in dominated

to bring under one's control by force of arms

before his final defeat, Napoléon had managed to conquer much of Europe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dominated
• subjected
• subdued
• defeated
• overcame
• vanquished
• subjugated
• enslaved
• reduced
• pacified
• overpowered
• subordinated
• crushed
• beat
• smashed
• annihilated
• licked
• whipped
• suppressed
• quelled
• routed
• prevailed (over)
• thrashed
• triumphed (over)
• trounced
• clobbered
• mowed (down)
• repressed
• silenced
• smothered
• quashed
• squashed
• squelched
• walloped
• drubbed
• skunked
• put down
• snuffed (out)
• broke
• cracked down (on)
• clamped down (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberated
• freed
• discharged
• released
• emancipated
• sprang
• enfranchised
• manumitted
• unbound
• unchained
• unfettered
• uncaged

2

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over

love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeated
• overcame
• mastered
• took
• beat
• got
• stopped
• dispatched
• surmounted
• subdued
• succeeded
• licked
• bested
• won (against)
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• worsted
• overmatched
• got the better of
• upended
• trimmed
• got around
• overwhelmed
• finished
• swept
• buried
• surpassed
• crushed
• did down
• slaughtered
• annihilated
• vanquished
• skunked
• scored
• knocked for a loop
• excelled
• subjugated
• exceeded
• whipped
• overbore
• flattened
• bombed
• upset
• flourished
• routed
• blew out
• trounced
• clobbered
• transcended
• topped
• thrashed
• capped
• overpowered
• blew away
• creamed
• overthrew
• skinned
• edged (out)
• eclipsed
• broke
• snowed under
• smoked
• shellacked
• pipped
• walloped
• waxed
• outstripped
• knocked over
• outdid
• unseated
• outdistanced
• outshone
• bettered
• knocked off
• nosed out
• drubbed
• overtopped
• aced (out)
• outfought

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)
• fell
• went down
• failed
• collapsed
• gave up
• folded
• went under
• washed out
• flopped
• flunked

3

as in prevailed

to achieve victory (as in a contest)

a coach who demands that his team conquer, whatever the cost

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevailed
• won
• triumphed
• succeeded
• overcame
• carried the day
• kicked butt
• swept
• contended
• squeaked
• vied
• romped
• squeezed
• breezed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• failed
• collapsed
• folded
• struggled
• washed out
• flopped
• slipped
• declined
• slumped
• floundered
• waned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conquered

Verb

The Defenders will have the unique advantage of playing for a second consecutive title in front of their home crowd, but the Kings already conquered one hostile road environment under high-stakes circumstances in their playoff win over the Battlehawks at The Dome last week. —Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

America, of course, had not conquered fear. —New York Times, 9 June 2026

Nicholas Galitzine plays He-Man, aka Prince Adam of Eternia, who, as an adolescent, was sent to Earth after his kingdom was conquered by Skeletor, played by Jared Leto as a purring diva. —The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 June 2026

The inventor of the Basque cheesecake, a dessert that has conquered the world, will retire next year, leaving behind a legacy that has reshaped menus globally. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 1 June 2026

Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger conquered DWTS season 10 with Derek Hough, and she's been unstoppable ever since. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026

The exercise psychologist first conquered the tallest mountain in the world in 2005, and decided to tackle it a second time after her diagnosis, having undergone a double mastectomy, liver surgery and radiotherapy, according to the BBC. —Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026

In 1926, when the founder of modern Saudi Arabia conquered Mecca, his religious militia attacked the Egyptian caravan in a clash known as the Maḥmal Incident. —Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 May 2026

Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew. —Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026