Subdue

/səbˈdu/

Synonyms for "subdue" (276 found)

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Closest matches (56)

Verb(9 words)

conquer attenuate calm chastenconquer a peopleconquered conquers control crucify

abate allay alleviate anesthetize appease asphyxiate assuage attemper bafflebank the firebear downbeatbeat downbend benumb best bluntbottle upbreakbreak down

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bridlebring lowbring to termscalmcalm downcensor charm chasten checkchoke offclamp down oncompose conquer constrain control cool corkcork upcrack down oncradle crush curb cushion damp

Noun(3 words)

background contextconquering crushes

Strong matches (82)

damp downdampende emphasizede-emphasize deadendeaden the paindeafen defeat demoralize diminish discipline domesticate dominate downplay drown dulcify dull easeease mattersenthrall

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eveneven outextenuate extinguish face fell flatten fluff foment gag gentlegive reliefgovern grindhold downhold in checkhumble humiliate hushjump onkeep downkeep in checkkeep underkeep within boundskill knead laxate lay lenify lessen lighten limberlimber uploosen lull mash massage master mellow milden mitigate moderate modulate mollify muffle mute muzzle neutralize

Verb(10 words)

dampen defeat dominating flooredget overhumiliateskeep downmaster moderate mortify

Noun(3 words)

enslaved garrottes headlock

Adjective(1 words)

mortifying

Related words (138)

numb obtund oppress overcome overmaster overpower override overwhelm pacify pad palliateplay downplump poulticepour balm intopour oil onpour water onprostrate pulpput down

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quash quell quench quiet reducereduce the temperaturerelax relieve repress rest restrainride downrockrock to sleeprout salveshake upshameshut downshut down onsilencesit down onsit onslacken slakeslow downsmash smoothsmooth downsmooth oversmoothen smother sobersober downsoft pedalsoft-pedal softensoften upsoothe squash squelch stabilize stamp stanchstare downsteady stifle still stop strangle stultify stupe subject subjugate suffocate supple suppresstake the edge offtame temper tenderize throttle tonetone downtrample downtrample underfoottranquilizetread underfoottriumphtriumph overtune downtyrannize underplay unman vanquish weaken whip

Verb(28 words)

overcome overpower overpowered overpowers pacified pacifies pinned quash quelled quells quiet quieted reduce repress restrain sedated sedateststamp downsubjugate subjugated

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subjugates subordinate suppress surmount tame tamed vanquishes whelked

Adjective(1 words)

overpowering

Noun(12 words)

pacifying quelling subject subjugating tasering tranquillizingunconscious beingunderacting underplaying vanquished vanquishing yokes

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More general

27 entries

alter attenuation beatbeat outchange check contain containment control crush curb defeat holdhold inlour lower

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More specific

9 entries

subdue argumentsubdue brightnesssubdue colorsubdue emotionsubdue impulsesubdue noisesubdue oppositionsubdue rebellionsubdue riot

Collocations

6 entries

anger fear noise rebellion resistance temptation

Inflections

3 entries

subdued subdues subduing

Derivations

3 entries

subdual subduement subduer

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We cannot subdue nature.

Source: tatoeba (22930)

There is, perhaps, not one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as vanity.

Source: tatoeba (65033)

I could not subdue the desire to laugh.

Source: tatoeba (258710)

For, in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery: but in fact, eleven men well armed will certainly subdue one single man in his shirt.

Source: tatoeba (909193)

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