Synonyms of conquest

conquest

noun

ˈkän-ˌkwest 

as in domination

the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control

the conquest of much of North and South America by the Spanish during the 16th century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• domination
• dominating
• subjugation
• subjection
• takeover
• victory
• subduing
• subjugating
• vanquishing
• subjecting
• defeat
• overpowering
• triumph
• winning
• win
• enslavement
• whipping
• trimming
• licking
• drubbing
• beating
• trouncing
• shellacking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberation
• emancipation
• release
• freeing
• enfranchisement
• manumission

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conquest

His military conquests consolidated the provinces of Kyiv and Novgorod into a single state, and his Byzantine baptism determined the course of Christianity in the region. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Wisely, these African rulers understood the ultimate goals of European soldier-surveyors – to map the road to colonial conquest. — Thomas J Bassett, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Reckoning with the bloody history of global conquest has become a task for all museums whose collections are legacies of colonial control. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Then again, those companies have different investor growth expectations than Kalshi and Polymarket, potentially meaning less pressure for total global conquest. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026