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

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

Delta Upsilon was removed from KU’s campus in 2018 after fraternity members were found to have violated the student code by subjecting prospective members to sleep deprivation, physical violence and forced alcohol consumption. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 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

Prince Harry's war against the tabloids The second son of King Charles has long called out the intrusive nature of the British tabloids, accusing them of subjecting his family to ongoing harassment. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Missing that detail means subjecting ourselves to unnecessary complexity, higher maintenance costs and lots of extra risk. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026