Synonyms of conquering

conquering 1 of 2

adjective

as in victorious

Related Words

• victorious
• winning
• triumphant
• rejoicing
• jubilant
• exultant
• glorying
• exulting
• crowing
• euphoric
• ecstatic
• proud
• crank
• prideful
• elated
• arrogant
• cocky
• boastful
• cock-a-hoop

Dissimilar Words

• defeated
• depressed
• disconsolate
• downcast
• dispirited
• dejected
• crestfallen

conquering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of conquer

1

as in dominating

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in defeating

to achieve a victory over

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeating
• overcoming
• mastering
• taking
• beating
• getting
• stopping
• subduing
• dispatching
• surmounting
• succeeding
• licking
• upending
• besting
• trimming
• overmatching
• prevailing (over)
• winning (against)
• overbearing
• triumphing (over)
• getting the better of
• worsting
• getting around
• finishing
• doing down
• crushing
• burying
• sweeping
• slaughtering
• surpassing
• overwhelming
• annihilating
• skunking
• scoring
• exceeding
• subjugating
• vanquishing
• excelling
• whipping
• flattening
• knocking for a loop
• overthrowing
• upsetting
• flourishing
• bombing
• trouncing
• clobbering
• transcending
• routing
• capping
• breaking
• topping
• thrashing
• blowing out
• edging (out)
• creaming
• walloping
• overpowering
• skinning
• blowing away
• outdoing
• smoking
• outshining
• unseating
• eclipsing
• drubbing
• pipping
• waxing
• nosing out
• bettering
• outdistancing
• outstripping
• outfighting
• shellacking
• knocking over
• knocking off
• overtopping
• snowing under
• acing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)
• falling
• going down
• failing
• giving up
• collapsing
• folding
• going under
• flopping
• flunking
• washing out

3

as in winning

to achieve victory (as in a contest)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winning
• prevailing
• triumphing
• succeeding
• overcoming
• sweeping
• contending
• kicking butt
• carrying the day
• vying
• squeaking
• romping
• squeezing
• breezing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• failing
• collapsing
• struggling
• folding
• declining
• slipping
• waning
• flopping
• washing out
• floundering
• slumping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conquering

Verb

Her past several albums did not reach the same heights as her biggest releases, and the story around Perry shifted from world-conquering hitmaker to a star on the downswing – one whose latest singles and albums all underperformed, and things weren’t looking up. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

This was Maserati‘s all-conquering factory race car of the mid-1950s and, unquestionably, one of the most beautiful ever built. —Howard Walker, Robb Report, 15 June 2026

After conquering large parts of Asia and Europe, the Mongols turned toward Japan. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026

But before there was Taylor Swift, the sea-parting mega-celebrity; Taylor Swift, the world-conquering music mogul; or even Taylor Swift, the pop star, there was Taylor Swift, the songwriter. —Emily Dentinger, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026

The Captain himself, Willis Reed, sitting courtside with Walt Frazier, so thrilled to see his team finally back in the business of conquering all. —Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 12 June 2026

New historical research suggests that one of the most legendary cities in history did not start out as a conquering warrior state — poking a hole in its founding myth. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026

Some people think, oh, the show’s about true romance, true love conquering it all. —Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2026

Cobra Commander is primarily focused on conquering planet earth, not giving power lunch recommendations, as The Hollywood Reporter tried to get out of him in a voice chat. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026