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The synonyms of “Subjugation” are: conquering, conquest, subjection, oppression
Subjugation as a Noun
Definitions of "Subjugation" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “subjugation” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The act of conquering.
- Forced submission to control by others.
- The act of subjugating by cruelty.
- The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control.
Synonyms of "Subjugation" as a noun (4 Words)
conquering | The act of conquering. |
conquest | The overcoming of a problem or weakness. The conquest of space. |
oppression | Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority. Beatrice s mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression. |
subjection | Forced submission to control by others. The country s subjection to European colonialism. |
Usage Examples of "Subjugation" as a noun
- Conquests and subjugations that we think are long forgotten.
- The fear of human subjugation by technology.
- The colonial subjugation of a country by means of brute military force.
Associations of "Subjugation" (30 Words)
colonnade | Structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns. |
conquest | The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by military force. The conquest of space. |
control | The activity of managing or exerting control over something. There were never enough masters to control the unruly mobs of boys. |
defeat | An instance of defeating or being defeated. A 1 0 defeat by Grimsby. |
diatomic | Of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms. Only diatomic molecules are easy to study in this way as larger molecules invariably fragment. |
double | A double measure of spirits. A double bed. |
doubled | Twice as great or many. The dose is doubled. |
doubly | In a twofold manner. He was doubly wrong. |
enslave | Make (someone) a slave. They were enslaved by their need to take drugs. |
exponential | A function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent. An exponential curve. |
fourth | In the fourth place. Fourthly you must pay the rent on the first of the month. |
multiple | The product of a quantity by an integer. Words with multiple meanings. |
obey | Be obedient to. When the order was repeated he refused to obey. |
once | At a previous time. They deliver once a week. |
pike | Medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff superseded by the bayonet. |
plural | The plural number. The first person plural. |
redouble | Double again. This is a textbook position in which to use the SOS redouble. |
reign | The period during which a monarch is sovereign. During the reign of Henry VIII. |
repress | Conceal or hide. The uprisings were repressed. |
reversible | (of a change or process) capable of complete and detailed reversal, especially denoting or undergoing an ideal change in which a system is in thermodynamic equilibrium at all times. The entropy change is zero only in the limiting case of a reversible process. |
secondarily | Of secondary import. The lesions often ulcerate and become secondarily infected. |
subjection | The action of subjecting a country or person to one’s control, or the fact of being subjected. The country s subjection to European colonialism. |
subordinate | Make subordinate dependent or subservient. To define life would be to subordinate it to reason. |
three | One of four playing cards in a deck having three pips. |
times | Multiply (a number. It was a sign of the times. |
trinity | A group of three people or things. The wine was the first of a trinity of three excellent vintages. |
triple | Hit a triple. Triple somersaults. |
twice | To double the degree. An engine twice as big as the original. |
twofold | Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities. The office of a clergyman is twofold public preaching and private influence. |
walkway | A passage or path for walking along, especially a raised passageway connecting different sections of a building or a wide path in a park or garden. |