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")

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