Thesaurus
subdue
Synonyms and Antonyms of subdue
- subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers
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
- subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows
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
- labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property
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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