Synonyms of subduing

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noun

as in conquest

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

the subduing of the wild horse was accomplished by a method reputedly used by Plains Indians

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

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

subduing

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adjective

1

as in noninflammatory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noninflammatory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulating
• provoking
• exciting
• provocative
• inciting
• charged
• triggering
• explosive
• inflammatory
• instigating
• edgy
• inducing
• piquing
• fiery
• incendiary
• inspiring
• instigative
• motivating
• motivational
• inspirational
• motivative

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• stimulating
• provoking
• exciting
• provocative
• inciting
• charged
• triggering
• explosive
• inflammatory
• instigating
• edgy
• inducing
• piquing
• fiery
• incendiary
• inspiring
• instigative
• motivating
• motivational
• inspirational
• motivative

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2

as in unaffecting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unaffecting
• unemotional
• unimpressive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inducing
• inspiring
• motivating
• provoking
• motivational
• inspirational
• stimulating
• exciting
• provocative
• inciting
• moving
• charged
• motivative
• affecting
• instigating
• impressive
• stirring
• touching
• piquing
• edgy
• emotional
• instigative
• impactful
• poignant

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• inducing
• inspiring
• motivating
• provoking
• motivational
• inspirational
• stimulating
• exciting
• provocative
• inciting
• moving
• charged
• motivative
• affecting
• instigating
• impressive
• stirring
• touching
• piquing
• edgy
• emotional
• instigative
• impactful
• poignant

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subduing

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verb

present participle of subdue

1

as in defeating

to achieve a victory over

subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in conquering

to bring under one's control by force of arms

subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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3

as in quelling

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quelling
• suppressing
• repressing
• crushing
• destroying
• extinguishing
• squashing
• silencing
• overcoming
• quashing
• squelching
• stifling
• sitting on
• demolishing
• subjugating
• slapping down
• conquering
• quenching
• annihilating
• decimating
• exterminating
• vanquishing
• strangling
• smothering
• clamping down (on)
• obliterating
• throttling
• wrecking
• dousing
• cracking down (on)
• dominating
• putting down
• ruining
• nuking
• overpowering
• smashing
• wasting
• desolating
• overwhelming
• snuffing (out)
• devastating
• wiping out
• putting out
• dowsing
• rubbing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• supporting
• abetting
• backing
• inciting
• provoking
• stirring
• fomenting
• instigating
• promoting
• cultivating
• advancing
• encouraging
• fostering
• furthering
• whipping (up)
• nurturing
• nourishing
• propping up
• forwarding

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• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• supporting
• abetting
• backing
• inciting
• provoking
• stirring
• fomenting
• instigating
• promoting
• cultivating
• advancing
• encouraging
• fostering
• furthering
• whipping (up)
• nurturing
• nourishing
• propping up
• forwarding

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