Antonyms for subjugation
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : suhb-juh-gey-shuh n |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsʌb dʒəˈgeɪ ʃən |
- accomplishment
- achievement
- arming
- attainment
- birth
- boon
- building
- buildup
- construction
- creation
- enlargement
- entertainment
- failure
- forfeit
- freedom
- fun
- giving up
- good fortune
- hobby
- improvement
- increase
- independence
- inferiority
- loss
- mastery
- pastime
- reparation
- restoration
- retreat
- rise
- subservience
- success
- surrender
- victory
- weakness
- win
- yielding
Definition of subjugation
Origin :- late 14c., from Late Latin subjugationem (nominative subjugatio), from past participle stem of Latin subjugare "to subdue," literally "bring under a yoke," from sub "under" (see sub-) + jugum (see jugular).
- As in occupation : noun seizure, takeover
- As in servitude : noun slavery
- As in slavery : noun state of working under duress or without freedom
- As in victory : noun win, success
- As in bondage : noun slavery
- As in reduction : noun decline
- As in licking : noun defeat
- As in liquidation : noun annihilation
- As in obliteration : noun annihilation
- As in ruination : noun destruction
- As in serfdom : noun slavery
- As in servileness : noun slavery
- As in servility : noun slavery
- As in thralldom : noun slavery
- As in thrashing : noun defeat
- As in vanquishment : noun defeat
- As in villeinage : noun slavery
- As in conquest : noun defeat, victory
- As in defeat : noun overthrow, beating
- As in destruction : noun demolition, devastation
- As in disarmament : noun reduction of weapons
- The subjugation of the Aztec city proved to be a protracted and bloody task.
- Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
- The Space Vikings enslaved the Adityans to hold them in subjugation.
- Extract from : « A Slave is a Slave » by Henry Beam Piper
- Yes; or to put it in other words: Independence or Subjugation.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 » by Various
- After this the work of subjugation was easy, and Bruin was finally reduced to slavery.
- Extract from : « Over the Rocky Mountains » by R.M. Ballantyne
- An examination of its text will show how largely it was devoted to Emma's subjugation.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
- These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort.
- Extract from : « America First » by Various
- The Great War witnessed the final stage in this process of subjugation.
- Extract from : « The New World of Islam » by Lothrop Stoddard
- Beyond the subjugation of Dodge, there had not been a ripple of commotion.
- Extract from : « The Pagan Madonna » by Harold MacGrath
- The greatest achievement of the reign was the subjugation of Bulgaria.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 » by Various
- They could have made poison their weapon for the subjugation of rivals.
- Extract from : « This Simian World » by Clarence Day
Synonyms for subjugation
- abatement
- abolishing
- abolition
- achievement
- acquisition
- advantage
- ambush
- annexation
- annihilation
- appropriation
- arms limitation
- arms reduction
- ascendancy
- assassinating
- attack
- attrition
- bane
- beating
- big win
- blow
- bondage
- bonds
- break
- breakdown
- bull's-eye
- bullwork
- captivity
- capture
- carnage
- chains
- chains constraint
- check
- clean sweep
- collapse
- confinement
- conquering
- conquest
- contraction
- control
- count
- coup
- crashing
- crippling
- crushing
- curtailment
- cut
- cutback
- de-escalation
- debacle
- debasement
- decrement
- defeasance
- defeat
- defeating
- degradation
- demilitarization
- demobilization
- destruction
- devaluation
- devastation
- diminution
- disablement
- discomfiture
- discount
- disintegrating
- disqualification
- disrupting
- dissolving
- dominion
- downfall
- downgrading
- downthrow
- drubbing
- drudge
- drudgery
- elimination
- embarrassment
- end
- enslavement
- entering
- enthrallment
- eradication
- extermination
- extinction
- extinguishing
- extinguishment
- extirpation
- failure
- fall
- feather in cap
- feudalism
- foreign rule
- freeze
- gain
- grand slam
- grind
- havoc
- helotry
- hit
- hole in one
- indenture
- insuccess
- invalidating
- invalidation
- invasion
- killing
- KO
- labor
- lacing
- laurels
- licking
- liquidation
- loss
- markdown
- massacre
- mastery
- menial labor
- minimization
- mission accomplished
- moil
- murder
- neutralizing
- nonsuccess
- obedience
- obliteration
- occupation
- overthrow
- pacification
- paddling
- paralyzing
- peonage
- prize
- ravaging
- rebate
- rebuff
- rendering powerless
- repulse
- restraint
- reverse
- rout
- routing
- ruin
- ruination
- sacking
- scalping
- score
- serfage
- serfdom
- serfhood
- servileness
- servility
- servitude
- setback
- shattering
- shellacking
- shrinkage
- slaughter
- slaying
- splash
- subdual
- subjection
- subjugation
- subtraction
- subversion
- subverting
- success
- superiority
- supremacy
- sweep
- takeover
- the gold
- thrall
- thralldom
- thrashing
- toil
- trap
- trashing
- trimming
- triumph
- trouncing
- undoing
- upper hand
- upset
- vanquishment
- vassalage
- villeinage
- villenage
- waxing
- whaling
- whipping
- whitewashing
- win
- winning
- work
- wrack
- wreck
- wreckage
- wrecking
- yoke
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