Synonyms of subdues

subdues

verb

present tense third-person singular of subdue

1

as in overcomes

to achieve a victory over

subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcomes
• defeats
• masters
• conquers
• takes
• beats
• gets
• stops
• dispatches
• surmounts
• succeeds
• upends
• licks
• wins (against)
• bests
• overwhelms
• overmatches
• prevails (over)
• gets the better of
• triumphs (over)
• overbears
• trims
• buries
• gets around
• does down
• worsts
• sweeps
• finishes
• skunks
• surpasses
• annihilates
• slaughters
• crushes
• flattens
• excels
• overpowers
• vanquishes
• exceeds
• subjugates
• clobbers
• scores
• upsets
• knocks for a loop
• thrashes
• whips
• trounces
• flourishes
• routs
• wallops
• edges (out)
• transcends
• overthrows
• bombs
• blows out
• drubs
• breaks
• tops
• outshines
• blows away
• unseats
• smokes
• noses out
• outdoes
• outstrips
• outdistances
• waxes
• caps
• eclipses
• creams
• shellacs
• skins
• overtops
• pips
• knocks over
• knocks off
• outfights
• snows under
• betters
• aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• falls
• goes down
• fails
• collapses
• gives up
• goes under
• folds
• flops
• flunks
• washes out

2

as in conquers

to bring under one's control by force of arms

subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conquers
• dominates
• subjects
• overcomes
• defeats
• overpowers
• vanquishes
• subjugates
• enslaves
• pacifies
• reduces
• subordinates
• beats
• annihilates
• crushes
• smashes
• suppresses
• quells
• whips
• thrashes
• licks
• routs
• represses
• wallops
• clobbers
• mows (down)
• prevails (over)
• smothers
• trounces
• triumphs (over)
• silences
• quashes
• squelches
• squashes
• drubs
• clamps down (on)
• cracks down (on)
• breaks
• puts down
• snuffs (out)
• skunks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberates
• frees
• springs
• emancipates
• unbinds
• discharges
• releases
• enfranchises
• unchains
• manumits
• unfetters
• uncages

3

as in quells

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quells
• suppresses
• represses
• destroys
• crushes
• stifles
• quashes
• overcomes
• silences
• extinguishes
• squashes
• squelches
• sits on
• clamps down (on)
• cracks down (on)
• demolishes
• snuffs (out)
• slaps down
• quenches
• dominates
• puts down
• smothers
• decimates
• obliterates
• strangles
• annihilates
• conquers
• throttles
• douses
• vanquishes
• overpowers
• subjugates
• overwhelms
• exterminates
• smashes
• desolates
• devastates
• ruins
• wrecks
• wastes
• dowses
• wipes out
• puts out
• nukes
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helps
• assists
• supports
• aids
• abets
• backs
• provokes
• incites
• stirs
• instigates
• promotes
• encourages
• fosters
• whips (up)
• advances
• nourishes
• cultivates
• nurtures
• furthers
• foments
• props up
• forwards