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

Progressives see climate as one of the top priorities for a new administration, not subordinated to national security goals, and thus prioritize cooperating with China, including on electric vehicles and clean technology. — Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Part of that similarly indomitable will is that each has subordinated his own earning power to enable his organizations to optimize building around them. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Among them was the revival of medieval doctrines of just war, which subordinated contractual obligations to unilateral claims of moral authority—doctrines that resurfaced during the war on terror to justify pre-emptive attacks and torture. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

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

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