Synonyms of subjecting

subjecting 1 of 2

noun

as in conquest

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

a time when the subjecting of much of Asia and Africa to European rule was at its culmination

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

subjecting

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verb

present participle of subject

as in subduing

to bring under one's control by force of arms

Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subjecting

Verb

The team would put the players up in hotel rooms with two beds, subjecting Freeman to the incessant clicking of Heyward texting. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

In general, subjecting your hair to heat over 300 degrees Fahrenheit can cause heat damage in the form of breakage or weakening the hair. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Leadership training disputes The lawsuit alleges Petersen began subjecting Kennon to discriminatory treatment around January 2024, including talking down to her, ignoring her and questioning her judgment. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Instead of committing immediately to a single vehicle architecture, the Army is effectively subjecting multiple approaches to the same test regime and allowing battlefield performance to determine which ones deserve further investment. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

On July 7, the Board of Directors approved an ordinance to move forward without subjecting the design work to competitive bids, using the Bezos Earth Fund dollars under the control of chamber officials. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026

In 1921, the Federal Aid Highway Act gave the word an official definition, subjecting it to regulation. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

By closing off the strait again, Iran is subjecting itself to the reimposition of punishing sanctions and a tightening economic noose. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

Following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse five years ago, Haiti has existed in a state of anarchy, with organized crime controlling swaths of the country and subjecting millions of Haitians to deprivation and extreme violence. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026