Synonyms of subjugated

subjugated 1 of 2

adjective

as in subdued

Related Words

• subdued
• kidnapped
• occupied
• abducted
• enslaved
• trapped
• confined
• captured
• bound
• imprisoned
• indentured
• arrested
• captive
• ensnared
• incarcerated
• caught
• jailed
• apprehended
• interned

Dissimilar Words

• free
• unrestrained
• unconfined
• liberated
• released
• emancipated
• freed
• delivered
• enfranchised
• paroled

subjugated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of subjugate

as in conquered

to bring under one's control by force of arms

explorers who subjugated the natives in the name of religion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conquered
• dominated
• subjected
• subdued
• defeated
• enslaved
• vanquished
• subordinated
• overcame
• pacified
• overpowered
• reduced
• crushed
• annihilated
• beat
• smashed
• whipped
• suppressed
• licked
• routed
• thrashed
• prevailed (over)
• repressed
• quelled
• triumphed (over)
• silenced
• mowed (down)
• clobbered
• trounced
• smothered
• squelched
• squashed
• quashed
• drubbed
• walloped
• snuffed (out)
• put down
• skunked
• broke
• clamped down (on)
• cracked down (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberated
• freed
• emancipated
• enfranchised
• discharged
• released
• sprang
• manumitted
• unbound
• unfettered
• unchained
• uncaged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subjugated

Verb

In the fullness of time it was arguably subjugated by the burgeoning corporation’s commercial impulses. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

In an America where people my age feel particularly subjugated and helpless, accusing someone else of political and moral impropriety and defending your case with your life can instill in you feelings of reified self-empowerment and control. — Ivy Wolk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

In fact, in this retelling, their free will and autonomy are essential elements of that virtuous cycle, rather than subjugated by it. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

It’s gotten there by largely avoiding the trap of remaking the original story, in which an astronaut (Heston) crash-lands on a mysterious world in which apes are the dominant species and humans are subjugated, nonverbal creatures. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

This would rake in untold billions of dollars for the company — and all but ensure that its lofty, moral duty would forever be subjugated the money-making whims of Wall Street. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026

In a country like India, subjugated early in the history of capitalist imperialism, and then bullied after independence by the West, a degree of self-renunciation and collective sacrifice was widely understood to be requisite to economic and political self-strengthening. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

This campy, reality-shifting comedy series questions what would happen if a flaming misogynist woke up in a world that was completely matriarchal and subjugated men based on their gender. — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

Everflame is set in a world where mortals live in poverty, subjugated by an elite race known as the Descended. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026