SUBJECTED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

subjected

verb

Definition of subjected next

past tense of subject

as in dominated

to bring under one's control by force of arms Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage

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Recent Examples of subjected The researchers subjected amputated tissues from tadpoles and embryonic mice to various laboratory tests, explains molecular biologist Georgios Tsissios, the study’s lead author. —

Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026 Before Poway first approved the development decades ago, the site was subjected in 2001 to an archaeological survey that found hundreds of Native American artifacts recovered, in addition to about 10 grams of bone — discoveries the review deemed culturally significant. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 So the team subjected the capsule to vibrations in the lab to ensure everything would still work after that kind of extreme shaking. —

Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026 Olivera also alleged that Mustafa subjected her to ongoing harassment through social media, emphasizing that the situation left her concerned for her safety and her child’s well-being. —

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026 In the most recent flare-up, the government restricted payment until WADA subjected itself to an independent audit. —

ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026 Fans and politicians had intensified calls to examine Live Nation’s 2010 acquisition of Ticketmaster, after the company subjected Taylor Swift fans to hours-long online queues while charging high prices for tickets to her 2022 Eras tour. —

Reuters wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026 The very first episode of ANTM subjected the contestants to on-camera Brazilian bikini waxes and then sent them up to a Manhattan roof terrace to pose in swimwear in frigid weather. —

Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026 For over three decades, Khamenei subjected Iranians to severe authoritarianism and repression, culminating in him ordering the security forces to shoot and kill thousands of Iranians during the protests in January 2026, not to mention those in previous years. —

Eric Lob, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026

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Meta debuted a new major AI model on Wednesday, its first since the costly hiring of Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang nine months ago, as the Facebook parent aims to carve out a niche in a market that’s being dominated by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Hilton and Bianco have emerged as the top two candidates in early polls for the state's nonpartisan primary, that's typcially dominated by Democrats.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026