Synonyms for vanquish
Definitions
- v. 1
To defeat (someone); to overcome.
Forms
- Past participle
- vanquished
e.g. vanquished → defeated, subdued, subjugated, conquered…
Choose the right word
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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- defeat Don't do that, Tom! That would defeat the purpose!
- overcome We helped each other to overcome the difficulties.
- subdue The police used tear gas to subdue the protestors.
- subjugate Morocco wants to subjugate Western Sahara.
By length
- 3 letters
- own1
- 4 letters
- beat1, rout1
- 5 letters
- shell1, crush1, quell1
- 6 letters
- master2, reduce2, defeat2, subdue2
- 7 letters
- conquer2, repress2, trounce1
- 8 letters
- overcome3, suppress2, surmount2
- 9 letters
- overthrow3, overwhelm3, overpower4, subjugate3, discomfit, malavogue
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (master2 = 2 syllables).