Synonyms of subordinated

subordinated

verb

past tense of subordinate

as in subjected

to bring under one's control by force of arms

it is one of the lessons of history that more powerful civilizations often subordinate weaker ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subordinated

The individual sensibilities of people who directed them were subordinated to dictates of the franchise. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Those firms that subordinated customer value to residual claims frequently paid a price; those who reversed the order compounded advantage. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Craftsmanship was stripped away, and the pace of labor was subordinated to the line itself. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 30 May 2026

Early gas-station signs were smaller than today’s, and still subordinated to the oil-company name and image. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026

The past two generations of health care have been about gradual socialization of medicine, which has subordinated both patients and doctors to faceless bureaucrats and insurers. — Kim-Lien Nguyen, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025

However, the deeds that were supposed to to secure the loans were ultimately subordinated without CB&T’s knowledge, Zions said in the lawsuit. — Leslie Picker, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025

This is not to defend Cook, but rather to illustrate the parallelism and hypocrisy of the rule of law being subordinated to the law of the ruler. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025

Anyone who diverges from progressive orthodoxy is excluded from faculty ranks, free inquiry is subordinated to activism, and taxpayer funds flow into administrative bureaucracies that enforce political correctness. — Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025