Synonyms of subjection

subjection

noun

as in conquest

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

a holy man for whom the subjection of earthly desires is the path to spiritual perfection

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subjection

The Handmaid's Tale spared no sensitivities when diving into the cruelest treatment people like June, and even Lydia, experience at the hands of a totalitarian system bent on the total subjection of women. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

As the man brawls with his in-laws, the boy is caught between two worlds, of male rage and female subjection. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026

Miners argue increased subjection to the dust has led to an eruption of black lung, an incurable disease associated with inhaling the particles. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025