Antonyms for conquest
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kon-kwest, kong- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ- |
Definition of conquest
Origin :- early 14c., a merged word from Old French conquest "acquisition" (Modern French conquêt), and Old French conqueste "conquest, acquisition" (Modern French conquête), both from past participle of conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere (see conquer).
- noun defeat, victory
- noun enchantment; person enchanted
- Every body saw, he was pleased to say, that I had made a conquest.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- When he opened the box, the first book which he picked up was The Conquest of Fear.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- To the conquest of fear this splendid universalism is another essential.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- After all, the conquest of fear is largely a question of vitality.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- It was he who had planned the conquest of Corsica, and annexed it to France.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- This event completed the conquest of Boabdil over his own irresolution.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- You may not know it—though I suppose you do—but you made a conquest last night.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- Merry had joked about him, and had once spoken of it to her sister as a conquest.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- So those were the purposes to which the conquest had been put!
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The renunciation, the conquest of sex—it is this that must be gained.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
Synonyms for conquest
- acquisition
- adherent
- admirer
- annexation
- appropriation
- big win
- captivation
- catch
- clean sweep
- conquering
- coup
- defeating
- discomfiture
- enthrallment
- enticement
- fan
- feather in cap
- follower
- grand slam
- invasion
- killing
- occupation
- overthrow
- prize
- rout
- routing
- score
- seduction
- splash
- subdual
- subjection
- subjugation
- success
- supporter
- takeover
- triumph
- vanquishment
- win
- worshiper
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