SUBJECTION Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

subjection

noun

Definition of subjection

as in conquest

the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control a holy man for whom the subjection of earthly desires is the path to spiritual perfection

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Recent Examples of subjection The Handmaid's Tale spared no sensitivities when diving into the cruelest treatment people like June, and even Lydia, experience at the hands of a totalitarian system bent on the total subjection of women. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 As the man brawls with his in-laws, the boy is caught between two worlds, of male rage and female subjection. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026 Miners argue increased subjection to the dust has led to an eruption of black lung, an incurable disease associated with inhaling the particles. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025

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Noun

For decades, the United States favored an international order that forbade wars of conquest, upheld freedom of the seas, maintained a generally open global economy, and allowed populations to exercise democratic rights, even if autocracies remained.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Napoleon Bonaparte, having already lost half a million soldiers in Russia, was still an emperor dreaming of new conquests.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of conquest

Noun

During the Cold War, Washington cast itself as the defender of the free world against totalitarian domination; Moscow portrayed itself as the patron of national liberation against Western colonialism.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
At the Orange County cross-country championships, Trabuco Hills won the boys title and JSerra continued its domination in girls.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of domination

Noun

The Milwaukee Brewers are headed to the World Series after a dominating sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the reigning two-time champions.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
In the books, Xaden is described as a large, dominating wing leader with dark, intimidating features who is highly revered by the rest of the Basgiath War College.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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