Synonyms and Antonyms of subdue

synonym (synonym of subdue)

hypernym (subdue IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • correct by punishment or discipline (verb.change)
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
     
  • get on top of; deal with successfully (verb.competition)
    beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
    come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)
     
  • make subordinate, dependent, or subservient (verb.change)
    lour, lower
    set lower (verb.change)
     
  • put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)
    crush, oppress, suppress
    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)
     
  • to put down by force or authority (verb.change)
    check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
    lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb.social)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF subdue relation)

  • get on top of; deal with successfully (verb.competition)
    bulldog
    throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo (verb.competition)
     
  • hold within limits and control (verb.emotion)
    mortify
    practice self-denial of one's body and appetites (verb.emotion)
     
  • to put down by force or authority (verb.change)
    blink, blink away, wink
    force to go away by blinking (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.change)
    dampen, stifle
    smother or suppress (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    choke back, choke down, choke off
    suppress (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still
    cause to be quiet or not talk (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    burke
    get rid of, silence, or suppress (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    silence
    keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    quell, quench, squelch
    suppress or crush completely (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle
    conceal or hide (verb.contact)
     

entail (entailment relations of subdue)

  • hold within limits and control (verb.emotion)
    abstain, desist, refrain
    choose not to consume (verb.consumption)
     

derivation (.... is derived from subdue)

  • (noun.act)
    mortification
    (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yoursel more.. (noun.act)
     
  • make subordinate, dependent, or subservient (verb.change)
    mastery, subordination
    the act of mastering or subordinating someone (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another (noun.person)
     
  • put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)
    repression
    the act of repressing; control by holding down (noun.act)
     
  • (adj.all)
    inhibitory, repressing, repressive
    restrictive of action (adj.all)
     
  • to put down by force or authority (verb.change)
    conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugation
    the act of conquering (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    forbiddance, inhibition, prohibition
    the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    inhibition, suppression
    (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression
    forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    curtailment, suppression
    the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    suppresser, suppressor
    an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.person)
    conqueror, vanquisher
    someone who is victorious by force of arms (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    overcomer, subduer, surmounter
    someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    suppressive
    tending to suppress (adj.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym entail derivation keep down quash conquer curb crucify mortify alter change check contain lour lower blink blink away dampen stifle choke back choke down abstain desist refrain conquering conquest forbiddance inhibition suppression crushing
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. keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subjugate . conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, suppress . crucify, mortify . get over, master, overcome, surmount . subordinate . chasten, tame . alter, change, modify . beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish . lour, lower . crush, oppress, suppress . check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate . bulldog . mortify . blink, blink away, wink . dampen, stifle . choke back, choke down, choke off . hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still . burke . silence . quell, quench, squelch . muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle . abstain, desist, refrain . mortification . mastery, subordination . foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling . repression . inhibitory, repressing, repressive . conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugation . forbiddance, inhibition, prohibition . inhibition, suppression . crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression . curtailment, suppression . suppresser, suppressor . conqueror, vanquisher . overcomer, subduer, surmounter . suppressive


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