subdual

[suhb-doo-uhl, -dyoo-] / səbˈdu əl, -ˈdju- /

NOUN

conquest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annexation invasion occupation rout subjugation takeover

STRONG

acquisition appropriation conquering coup discomfiture killing overthrow score splash subjection success triumph win

WEAK

big win clean sweep defeating grand slam routing vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

surrender

STRONG

failure forfeit loss

WEAK

yielding

NOUN

demoralization

Synonyms

STRONG

confusion depression intimidation trepidation

Antonyms

STRONG

calm happiness

NOUN

reduction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contraction cut cutback devaluation discount rebate

STRONG

abatement attrition conquest curtailment debasement decrement degradation diminution minimization overthrow shrinkage subjection subjugation subtraction

WEAK

downgrading markdown

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase

WEAK

enlargement

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Let once such words as those cross her lips and an edifice, a wonderful, towering temple raised by submissions and subduals and self-denials, would tumble to the ground.

From The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

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