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[suhb-juh-gey-shuhn] / ˌsʌb dʒəˈgeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
bondage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enslavement serfdom servitude yoke
STRONG
chains peonage servility subjection thrall thralldom
WEAK
helotry serfage villenage
Antonyms
WEAK
freedom independence
NOUN
conquest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annexation invasion occupation rout takeover
STRONG
acquisition appropriation conquering coup discomfiture killing overthrow score splash subjection success triumph win
WEAK
big win clean sweep defeating grand slam routing subdual vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
surrender
STRONG
failure forfeit loss
WEAK
yielding
NOUN
defeat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beating blow breakdown collapse debacle destruction drubbing embarrassment failure killing loss massacre rout setback thrashing triumph
STRONG
KO ambush annihilation break check conquest count discomfiture extermination fall lacing licking mastery paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin scalping shellacking slaughter trap trashing trimming trouncing waxing whaling whipping whitewashing
WEAK
defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accomplishment achievement boon success win
STRONG
surrender yielding
WEAK
attainment mastery victory
NOUN
destruction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation carnage elimination eradication extermination extinction loss massacre murder ruin slaughter
STRONG
abolition bane crushing dissolving downfall end extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation overthrow ravaging ruination sacking shattering slaying subversion undoing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
creation
WEAK
building construction improvement reparation restoration
NOUN
disarmament
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demilitarization demobilization
STRONG
conquest de-escalation disablement disqualification freeze occupation pacification
WEAK
arms limitation arms reduction crippling neutralizing paralyzing rendering powerless
Antonyms
STRONG
surrender yielding
WEAK
arming buildup
NOUN
licking
Synonyms
STRONGEST
whipping
STRONG
KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle destruction discomfiture drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whitewashing
WEAK
defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment achievement boon building construction creation forfeit good fortune loss rise success surrender victory win yielding
NOUN
liquidation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elimination eradication extinction slaughter
STRONG
abolition bane carnage crushing dissolving downfall end extermination extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation loss massacre murder obliteration overthrow ravaging ruin ruination sacking shattering slaying subversion undoing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting extinguishment invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment building construction creation success
NOUN
obliteration
Synonyms
STRONG
abolition bane carnage crushing dissolving downfall elimination end eradication extermination extinction extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation loss massacre murder overthrow ravaging ruin ruination sacking shattering slaughter slaying subversion undoing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting extinguishment invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment birth building construction creation success
NOUN
occupation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attack conquest invasion
STRONG
capture entering
WEAK
foreign rule
Antonyms
STRONGEST
retreat surrender
WEAK
entertainment fun giving up hobby pastime yielding
NOUN
reduction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contraction cut cutback devaluation discount rebate
STRONG
abatement attrition conquest curtailment debasement decrement degradation diminution minimization overthrow shrinkage subjection subtraction
WEAK
downgrading markdown subdual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase
WEAK
enlargement
NOUN
ruination
Synonyms
STRONG
abolition annihilation bane carnage crushing devastation dissolving downfall elimination end eradication extermination extinction extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation loss massacre murder overthrow ravaging ruin sacking shattering slaughter slaying subversion undoing wrack wreck wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating disintegrating disrupting invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment birth building construction creation success
NOUN
serfdom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage servitude
STRONG
captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor peonage restraint serfhood servility subjection thrall thralldom toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun pastime
NOUN
servileness
Synonyms
WEAK
bondage bullwork captivity chains constraint drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind helotry indenture labor menial labor moil peonage restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude subjection thrall thralldom toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
NOUN
servility
Synonyms
STRONG
bondage captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor peonage restraint serfdom serfhood servitude subjection thrall thralldom toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun independence pastime
NOUN
servitude
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage enslavement serfdom
STRONG
bonds chains confinement obedience peonage serfhood subjection thrall thralldom vassalage yoke
Antonyms
WEAK
mastery
NOUN
slavery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage captivity enslavement serfdom servitude
STRONG
drudgery feudalism peonage serfhood subjection thralldom vassalage
WEAK
bullwork helotry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom independence
NOUN
thralldom
Synonyms
STRONG
bondage captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor peonage restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude subjection thrall toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun independence pastime
NOUN
thrashing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation beating conquest debacle drubbing rout trouncing whipping
STRONG
KO ambush blow break breakdown check collapse count destruction discomfiture embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing licking loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter trap trashing trimming triumph waxing whaling whitewashing
WEAK
defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment achievement building construction creation good fortune rise success win
NOUN
vanquishment
Synonyms
WEAK
KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle defeasance destruction discomfiture downthrow drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall insuccess killing lacing licking loss massacre mastery nonsuccess overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whipping whitewashing
NOUN
victory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achievement advantage defeat gain grand slam hit sweep triumph winning
STRONG
ascendancy bull's-eye conquest control destruction dominion killing laurels overthrow prize superiority supremacy upset
WEAK
clean sweep defeating feather in cap hole in one mission accomplished the gold upper hand
Antonyms
STRONGEST
failure forfeit loss
STRONG
inferiority subservience weakness
NOUN
villeinage
Synonyms
STRONG
bondage captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor peonage restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude subjection thrall thralldom toil vassalage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun independence pastime

Example Sentences

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Scottish investors had tried to evade economic subjugation to England by setting up an empire of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Koreans began immigrating to Los Angeles in the early 1900s as Korea lost independence to Japan, with a formal subjugation in 1910.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

The 14th and 15th Amendments were ratified to establish an enduring multiracial democracy, explicitly empowering Congress to end the subjugation of nonwhite Americans.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025

"It must be a policy of the United States," President Harry Truman announced, "to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressure."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

People of color, because of the history of racial subjugation and exclusion, often experience success and failure vicariously through the few who achieve positions of power, fame, and fortune.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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