Synonyms for subjugation
sub·ju·ga·tion

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1. subjugationnoun

   Synonyms:
   conquest

2. subjugationnoun

   The act of subjugating.

   Synonyms:
   conquest

3. subjugationnoun

   The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.

   Synonyms:
   conquest

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1. subjugation, subjectionnoun

   forced submission to control by others

   Synonyms:
   oppression, conquering, subjection, conquest

2. oppression, subjugationnoun

   the act of subjugating by cruelty

   "the tyrant's oppression of the people"

   Synonyms:
   conquering, subjection, conquest, oppression, oppressiveness

3. conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugationnoun

   the act of conquering

   Synonyms:
   conquering, subjection, conquest, oppression, seduction

Matched Categories

1. • Capture
   • Persecution
   • Relationship

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1. subjugationnoun

   Synonyms:
   conquest, mastery, subjection

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1. List of paraphrases for "subjugation":

   enslavement, subjection, subservience, conquest, domination, submission, servitude, submissiveness, oppression, subordination

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How to use subjugation in a sentence?

1. Quentin Crisp:

   Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously. Adultery Phooey You should never subjugate yourself to another nor seek the subjugation of someone else to yourself. If you follow that Crispian principle you will be able to say 'Phooey,' too, instead of reaching for your gun when you fancy yourself betrayed.

2. Brigadier General James Linder:

   The Lake Chad nations are battling Boko Haram and we have a vested interest in that group of nations' collective success ... What Boko Harm is doing is a murderous rampage, about brutality intolerance and subjugation, our national leadership has been very clear that more was going to be done ... There is an ongoing discussion on how will we provide additional tools, techniques, and material to partner nations.

3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau:

   There is no subjugation so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom for in that way one captures volition itself.

4. June Jordan:

   If any of us hopes to survive, s/he must meet the extremity of the American female condition with immediate and political response. The thoroughly destructive and indefensible subjugation of the majority of Americans cannot continue except at the peril of the entire body politic.

5. Erika Christakis:

   The word ‘master’ can evoke thoughts of slavery and other forms of subjugation, and it has made me at times quite uncomfortable to be referred to as ‘master,’.