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

2 of 2

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 show’s Australia series has been criticized for subjecting contestants to potentially harmful situations, including a man who had a history of domestic abuse allegations. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

But after subjecting the models to a battery of tests, the researchers found that these simpler explanations couldn’t fully account for the models’ behavior. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Today’s higher yields can also reward you with interest income from your cash without subjecting you to excessive interest rate risk. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

The Times and the Express-News reported this year that Texas’ multi-billion-dollar investment in school policing had transformed discipline, subjecting thousands of students to physical force, at times over seemingly minor misconduct. — Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

The Times and The Express-News reported this year that Texas’ multi-billion-dollar investment in school policing had transformed discipline, subjecting thousands of students to physical force, at times over seemingly minor misconduct. — Rosie Cima, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

In the late 1700s, British scientists ran bold experiments on thermoregulation, subjecting themselves (and a dog) to a piping hot room and observing that — unlike the steak and eggs accompanying them — their own bodies did not cook. — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

The Falcons were waiving Harrison, subjecting the 6-foot-5, 270-pound defensive end to claims from the NFL’s other 31 teams. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Smart city programs in Beijing, Shanghai, and other urban centers use AI to track performance and centralize oversight of local officials who once operated in comfortable obscurity, subjecting them to an algorithmic performance review. — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026