Synonyms of subject

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noun (1)

ˈsəb-jikt 

1

as in topic

a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)

the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nation's history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• topic
• matter
• theme
• question
• motif
• content
• essence
• idea
• motive
• issue
• purpose
• problem
• subject matter
• consideration
• basis
• substance
• core
• fundamental
• bulk
• heart
• count
• point
• body
• burden
• sum
• gist
• mass
• essential
• main
• debate
• crux
• nucleus
• staple
• net
• argument
• talking point
• kernel
• generality
• marrow
• pivot
• purport
• affair
• centerpiece
• bottom
• grist
• pith
• keynote
• quick
• nub
• essentiality
• nubbin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aside
• tangent
• excursion
• digression
• parenthesis
• interjection

2

as in citizen

a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it

because of the tense situation in that country, British subjects were advised to return home as soon as possible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• citizen
• national
• freeman
• resident
• inhabitant
• countryman
• native
• nonimmigrant
• compatriot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alien
• stranger
• foreigner
• noncitizen
• immigrant
• nonnative

3

as in reason

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing

he has no subject to protest this time, but that's never stopped him before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reason
• grounds
• motive
• why
• authority
• cause
• consideration
• account
• wherefore
• impetus
• occasion
• stimulus
• incentive
• inspiration
• antecedent
• instigation

subject

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verb

səb-ˈjekt 

as in to dominate

to bring under one's control by force of arms

Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dominate
• conquer
• subdue
• overcome
• defeat
• subordinate
• reduce
• subjugate
• enslave
• vanquish
• overpower
• beat
• pacify
• crush
• prevail (over)
• triumph (over)
• mow (down)
• lick
• suppress
• rout
• annihilate
• whip
• smash
• quell
• silence
• put down
• thrash
• quash
• crack down (on)
• trounce
• clobber
• repress
• squelch
• snuff (out)
• smother
• squash
• clamp down (on)
• break
• wallop
• skunk
• drub

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• release
• free
• discharge
• spring
• liberate
• emancipate
• manumit
• enfranchise
• unbind
• unfetter
• unchain
• uncage

subject

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adjective

as in dependent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dependent
• bound
• unfree
• captive
• nonautonomous
• subjugated
• conquered
• fettered
• subordinate
• subdued
• non-self-governing
• enslaved
• subservient
• inferior

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separate
• independent
• free
• sovereign
• autonomous
• freestanding
• sovran
• released
• freeborn
• self-governing
• redeemed
• delivered
• self-ruling
• self-governed
• liberated
• freed
• emancipated
• manumitted

subjection

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noun (2)

as in conquest

the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control

a holy man for whom the subjection of earthly desires is the path to spiritual perfection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conquest
• domination
• dominating
• subjugation
• subjecting
• subduing
• takeover
• subjugating
• victory
• vanquishing
• overpowering
• enslavement
• whipping
• triumph
• win
• winning
• defeat
• trimming
• drubbing
• licking
• beating
• trouncing
• shellacking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberation
• emancipation
• freeing
• release
• enfranchisement
• manumission

Examples of subject in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Popular on Variety Thomas and Vachon will be the subjects of fireside chats. —John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024

Advertisement Federal authorities haven’t disclosed the subjects of the investigations. —Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024

Verb

The district, the suit alleges, failed to do a national criminal background check and did not subject Helton to a drug and alcohol test after the accident that seriously injured Petty. —Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2024

Once obscure and sometimes controversial on Wall Street, SPACs exploded in popularity a few years ago as an attractive way for companies to raise money without having to subject themselves to the scrutiny involved in a typical initial public offering, or IPO. —Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024

Adjective

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Write a new subject line for our upcoming product launch in a similar style. —Allbusiness, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing subject

• subject (to)
• subject matter