Synonyms for conquer
ˈkɒŋ kər

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1. suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb(verb)

   to put down by force or authority

   "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

   Synonyms:
   chasten, capture, get over, master, crush, moderate, quash, keep down, surmount, restrict, suppress, bottle up, crucify, subjugate, reduce, control, curb, stamp down, hold, seize, subordinate, tame, mortify, hold in, curtail, appropriate, contain, oppress, inhibit, cut back, overcome, subdue, repress, check

2. appropriate, capture, seize, conquer(verb)

   take possession of by force, as after an invasion

   "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

   Synonyms:
   usurp, capture, fascinate, attach, earmark, sequester, beguile, impound, get, allow, captivate, enamour, suppress, trance, confiscate, get hold of, assume, prehend, enamor, take over, becharm, reserve, arrogate, subdue, curb, stamp down, set aside, seize, clutch, entrance, inhibit, charm, appropriate, catch, grab, enchant, bewitch

3. conquer(verb)

   overcome by conquest

   "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

   Synonyms:
   curb, subdue, stamp down, inhibit, seize, appropriate, capture, suppress

English Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. conquer

   To defeat an enemy is to gain an advantage for the time; to vanquish is to win a signal victory; to conquer is to overcome so effectually that the victory is regarded as final. Conquer, in many cases, carries the idea of possession; as, to conquer respect, affection, peace, etc. A country is conquered when its armies are defeated and its territory is occupied by the enemy; it may be subjected to indemnity or to various disabilities; it is subjugated when it is held helplessly and continuously under military control; it is subdued when all resistance has died out. An army is defeated when forcibly driven back; it is routed when it is converted into a mob of fugitives. Compare BEAT.

   Synonyms:
   beat, checkmate, crush, defeat, discomfit, down, humble, master, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overpower, overthrow, prevail over, put down, reduce, rout, subdue, subject, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, win, worst

   Antonyms:
   capitulate, cede, fail, fall, fly, forfeit, lose, resign, retire, retreat, submit, succumb, surrender, yield

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. conquer

   Synonyms:
   subdue, vanquish, surmount, overcome, overpower, overthrow, defeat, crush, master, subjugate, prevail over

   Antonyms:
   fail, fall, retreat, succumb, fly, submit, surrender, lose, forfeit, sacrifice, resign, cede

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. conquer(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   vanquish, subdue, overcome, subjugate, defeat, overthrow, overpower, beat, rout, discomfit, checkmate, master, subject, humble, crush, get the better of, put down, prevail over, get the upper hand of, get the whip hand of, HAVE ON THE HIP

2. conquer(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   gain by effort, win by victory

3. conquer(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   prevail, overcome, gain the victory

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   defeat, win, overcome, vanquish, subjugate, capture, gain

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