Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb subjugate
2 senses of subjugate
Sense 1
repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce -- (put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land")
=> oppress, suppress, crush -- (come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists")
Sense 2
subjugate, subject -- (make subservient; force to submit or subdue)
=> dominate, master -- (have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems")
Antonyms of adj subjugated
1 sense of subjugated
Sense 1
subjugated -- (reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples")
INDIRECT (VIA defeated) -> undefeated -- (victorious; "undefeated in battle"; "an undefeated team")
Similarity of adj subjugated
1 sense of subjugated
Sense 1
subjugated -- (reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples")
=> defeated (vs. undefeated) -- (beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy")