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subdue
Synonyms and Antonyms of subdue
1
to achieve a victory over
edge (out), nose out, pip [British]
annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke [slang], snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax [slang], whip
cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed
knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish
ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend
get the better of, knock for a loop
2
to bring under oneʼs control by force of arms
annihilate, beat, clobber, crush, defeat, drub, lick, mow (down), overcome, prevail (over), reduce, rout, skunk, smash, thrash, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip
break, clamp down (on), crack down (on), put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, smother, snuff (out), squash, squelch, suppress
3
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
sit on
Synonym Discussion of subdue
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- Caesar conquered Gaul
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- vanquished the enemy and ended the war
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- the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas
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- subdued the native tribes after years of fighting
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- the city was reduced after a month-long siege
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- overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks
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- violently overthrew the old regime
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