Synonyms for conquest
- noun
- verb
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Noun
1. Subjugation
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persians
- v. 1
To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.
Related words
- Phrases
- war of conquest
Forms
- Plural
- conquests → subjugations, conquerings, subjections, masteries…
- Past participle
- conquested
e.g. conquested → overthrown, routed…
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In conquest and mastery there is implied a permanence of state that is not implied in victory.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- mastery Good mastery of a foreign language requires time.
- conquering Artificial intelligence is conquering the world.
- subjugation We have the choice between death and subjugation.
- victory Algiers' Martyrs' Memorial is a symbol of victory.
- triumph The host country's triumph has a seismic effect.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| conquest | steady | |
| mastery | rising | |
| conquering | rising | |
| subjugation | rising | |
| subjection | steady | |
| victory | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rout1
- 5 letters
- catch1
- 7 letters
- victory3, triumph2, mastery3
- 9 letters
- overthrow3, seduction3
- 10 letters
- conquering3, subjection
- 11 letters
- subjugation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (victory3 = 3 syllables).