subdue

verb

sub·due səb-ˈdü How to pronounce subdue (audio)

-ˈdyü

subdued; subduing

transitive verb

: to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish

: to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : curb

subdued my foolish fears

: to bring (land) under cultivation

: to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down

subduer noun

Example Sentences

The troops were finally able to subdue the rebel forces after many days of fighting. He was injured while trying to subdue a violent drunk. She struggled to subdue her fears.

Recent Examples on the Web Junior Ronnie Royal III scored three touchdowns and JR Gardner added two as the Dolphins built a big second-half lead and had to hold on in the final two minutes to subdue St. Michael 34-27 at Fairhope Municipal Stadium.

Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2022 Officers ultimately had to deploy a taser to subdue him.

Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2022 The man was uncooperative and a Taser was used to subdue him.

cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 During a civil rights jury trial in US District Court, Williams and Burgio were found liable for violating Cox’s rights by using excessive force to subdue him, and for their indifference to Cox’s medical needs.

Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022 On horseback, Pickett would chase a steer, leap onto it and wrangle it to the ground—sometimes biting the animal’s lip and nose to subdue it.

Chris La Tray, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 Officers later took the man into custody, possibly after using a stun-gun device to subdue him.

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2022 Bobby DiCello, lawyer for Walker's family, told The New York Times that eight officers fired more than 90 times after attempting to subdue him with stun guns.

Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2022 Chang then slammed a chair into the gunman, pushing him to the floor and allowing other congregants to subdue him, Barnes said.

Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 May 2022 See More

subduing 1 of 3

noun

as in conquest

the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control the subduing of the wild horse was accomplished by a method reputedly used by Plains Indians

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

freeing
liberation
emancipation
release
enfranchisement
manumission

subduing

2 of 3

adjective

as in noninflammatory

Synonyms & Similar Words

noninflammatory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stimulating
provoking
exciting
provocative
inciting
charged
triggering
explosive
inflammatory
instigating
edgy
inducing
piquing
fiery
incendiary
inspiring
instigative
motivating
motivational
inspirational
motivative

as in unaffecting

Synonyms & Similar Words

unaffecting
unemotional
unimpressive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

inducing
inspiring
motivating
provoking
motivational
inspirational
stimulating
exciting
provocative
inciting
moving
charged
motivative
affecting
instigating
impressive
stirring
touching
piquing
edgy
emotional
instigative
impactful
poignant

subduing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of subdue

as in defeating

to achieve a victory over subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

defeating
overcoming
mastering
conquering
beating
dispatching
getting
stopping
taking
surmounting
licking
succeeding
overbearing
upending
trimming
besting
overmatching
getting around
finishing
burying
slaughtering
doing down
crushing
subjugating
overwhelming
annihilating
sweeping
surpassing
vanquishing
skunking
worsting
exceeding
scoring
getting the better of
overthrowing
triumphing (over)
clobbering
flattening
upsetting
winning (against)
whipping
knocking for a loop
overpowering
prevailing (over)
excelling
thrashing
flourishing
bombing
trouncing
capping
transcending
routing
excelling
creaming
walloping
unseating
outdoing
topping
outshining
skinning
smoking
breaking
blowing out
bettering
drubbing
pipping
eclipsing
blowing away
waxing
outdistancing
shellacking
outstripping
outfighting
knocking over
nosing out
overtopping
knocking off
snowing under
edging (out)
acing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

losing (to)
falling
collapsing
failing
folding
flopping
washing out
flunking
going down
going under
giving up

as in conquering

to bring under one's control by force of arms subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows

Synonyms & Similar Words

conquering
dominating
subjecting
defeating
overcoming
subjugating
vanquishing
pacifying
enslaving
subordinating
overpowering
reducing
beating
crushing
quelling
annihilating
smashing
suppressing
whipping
licking
clobbering
thrashing
repressing
trouncing
routing
walloping
smothering
squashing
silencing
drubbing
quashing
squelching
skunking
mowing (down)
triumphing (over)
breaking
prevailing (over)
putting down
clamping down (on)
cracking down (on)
snuffing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

freeing
discharging
emancipating
liberating
springing
enfranchising
releasing
manumitting
unchaining
unfettering
unbinding
uncaging

as in quelling

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property

Synonyms & Similar Words

quelling
suppressing
repressing
crushing
destroying
extinguishing
squashing
silencing
overcoming
quashing
squelching
stifling
sitting on
demolishing
subjugating
slapping down
conquering
quenching
annihilating
decimating
exterminating
vanquishing
strangling
smothering
clamping down (on)
obliterating
throttling
wrecking
dousing
cracking down (on)
dominating
putting down
ruining
nuking
overpowering
smashing
wasting
desolating
overwhelming
snuffing (out)
devastating
wiping out
putting out
dowsing
rubbing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

assisting
aiding
helping
supporting
abetting
backing
inciting
provoking
stirring
fomenting
instigating
promoting
cultivating
advancing
encouraging
fostering
furthering
whipping (up)
nurturing
nourishing
propping up
forwarding

单词	subduing
释义	subdue verb sub·due səb-ˈdü -ˈdyü subdued; subduing transitive verb 1 : to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish 2 : to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : curb subdued my foolish fears 3 : to bring (land) under cultivation 4 : to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down subduer noun Synonyms beat best conquer defeat dispatch do down [British] get get around lick master overbear overcome overmatch prevail (over) skunk stop surmount take trim triumph (over) upend win (against) worst See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The troops were finally able to subdue the rebel forces after many days of fighting. He was injured while trying to subdue a violent drunk. She struggled to subdue her fears. Recent Examples on the Web Junior Ronnie Royal III scored three touchdowns and JR Gardner added two as the Dolphins built a big second-half lead and had to hold on in the final two minutes to subdue St. Michael 34-27 at Fairhope Municipal Stadium. Ben Thomas \| Bthomas@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2022 Officers ultimately had to deploy a taser to subdue him. Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2022 The man was uncooperative and a Taser was used to subdue him. cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 During a civil rights jury trial in US District Court, Williams and Burgio were found liable for violating Cox’s rights by using excessive force to subdue him, and for their indifference to Cox’s medical needs. Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022 On horseback, Pickett would chase a steer, leap onto it and wrangle it to the ground—sometimes biting the animal’s lip and nose to subdue it. Chris La Tray, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 Officers later took the man into custody, possibly after using a stun-gun device to subdue him. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2022 Bobby DiCello, lawyer for Walker's family, told The New York Times that eight officers fired more than 90 times after attempting to subdue him with stun guns. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2022 Chang then slammed a chair into the gunman, pushing him to the floor and allowing other congregants to subdue him, Barnes said. Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English sodewen, subduen, from Anglo-French soduire, subdure to lead astray, overcome, arrest (influenced in form and meaning by Latin subdere to subject), from Latin subducere to withdraw, remove stealthily First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition subdue verb sub·due səb-ˈdü -ˈdyü subdued; subduing 1 : to bring under control He subdued his fears. Police subdued the angry man. 2 : to overcome in battle Troops subdued the enemy. subduing 1 of 3 noun as in conquest the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control the subduing of the wild horse was accomplished by a method reputedly used by Plains Indians Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance conquest dominating subjugating domination overpowering subjecting subjugation vanquishing subjection takeover victory winning win whipping trimming licking defeat enslavement beating trouncing triumph drubbing shellacking Antonyms & Near Antonyms freeing liberation emancipation release enfranchisement manumission subduing 2 of 3 adjective 1 as in noninflammatory Synonyms & Similar Words noninflammatory Antonyms & Near Antonyms stimulating provoking exciting provocative inciting charged triggering explosive inflammatory instigating edgy inducing piquing fiery incendiary inspiring instigative motivating motivational inspirational motivative See More 2 as in unaffecting Synonyms & Similar Words unaffecting unemotional unimpressive Antonyms & Near Antonyms inducing inspiring motivating provoking motivational inspirational stimulating exciting provocative inciting moving charged motivative affecting instigating impressive stirring touching piquing edgy emotional instigative impactful poignant See More subduing 3 of 3 verb present participle of subdue 1 as in defeating to achieve a victory over subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers Synonyms & Similar Words defeating overcoming mastering conquering beating dispatching getting stopping taking surmounting licking succeeding overbearing upending trimming besting overmatching getting around finishing burying slaughtering doing down crushing subjugating overwhelming annihilating sweeping surpassing vanquishing skunking worsting exceeding scoring getting the better of overthrowing triumphing (over) clobbering flattening upsetting winning (against) whipping knocking for a loop overpowering prevailing (over) excelling thrashing flourishing bombing trouncing capping transcending routing excelling creaming walloping unseating outdoing topping outshining skinning smoking breaking blowing out bettering drubbing pipping eclipsing blowing away waxing outdistancing shellacking outstripping outfighting knocking over nosing out overtopping knocking off snowing under edging (out) acing (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms losing (to) falling collapsing failing folding flopping washing out flunking going down going under giving up See More 2 as in conquering to bring under one's control by force of arms subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows Synonyms & Similar Words conquering dominating subjecting defeating overcoming subjugating vanquishing pacifying enslaving subordinating overpowering reducing beating crushing quelling annihilating smashing suppressing whipping licking clobbering thrashing repressing trouncing routing walloping smothering squashing silencing drubbing quashing squelching skunking mowing (down) triumphing (over) breaking prevailing (over) putting down clamping down (on) cracking down (on) snuffing (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms freeing discharging emancipating liberating springing enfranchising releasing manumitting unchaining unfettering unbinding uncaging See More 3 as in quelling to put a stop to (something) by the use of force labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property Synonyms & Similar Words quelling suppressing repressing crushing destroying extinguishing squashing silencing overcoming quashing squelching stifling sitting on demolishing subjugating slapping down conquering quenching annihilating decimating exterminating vanquishing strangling smothering clamping down (on) obliterating throttling wrecking dousing cracking down (on) dominating putting down ruining nuking overpowering smashing wasting desolating overwhelming snuffing (out) devastating wiping out putting out dowsing rubbing out Antonyms & Near Antonyms assisting aiding helping supporting abetting backing inciting provoking stirring fomenting instigating promoting cultivating advancing encouraging fostering furthering whipping (up) nurturing nourishing propping up forwarding See More
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