Synonyms of subjugation

subjugation

noun

as in conquest

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

the subjugation of much of Europe by Napoléon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subjugation

The film, about Spain’s colonial subjugation of the Philippines, is one of the Filipino auteur’s shorter features running ‘only’ 2 hours 31 minutes. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

The Civil War breaking out just a century later showcases why white supremacy and the subjugation of Black people and people of color have meant a certain level of instability for many American citizens since the very beginning. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 June 2026

Baldwin’s position was that the centrality of slavery and racial subjugation in American history could not simply be reversed by legislative fiat. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Maybe the typical wedding remains an exercise in female subjugation and compulsory heterosexuality, but straight women aren’t the only characters suffering at the altar. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026

For many Indians, the loss of the Koh-i-Noor is symbolic of the country's subjugation under colonial rule. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026

Across TikTok, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, Goodreads, and Reddit, reactions have focused less on the craft of fiction writing than on the spiritual subjugation of women that any media about this topic must, by nature, interrogate and include. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026

That power was built up over centuries partly to compensate for the humiliation, subjugation, and grievous bondage of Russia’s history, real and imagined. — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

In pre-Christian Ireland, sucking breasts was a way of showing subjugation to a king and the cutting out of Old Croghan Man’s nipples is, historians believe, an indication that he had been thus stripped of his claims to kingship. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026