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subjection

[suhb-jek-shuhn] / səbˈdʒɛk ʃən /
NOUN
bondage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enslavement serfdom servitude subjugation yoke
STRONG
chains peonage servility thrall thralldom
WEAK
helotry serfage villenage
Antonyms
WEAK
freedom independence
NOUN
captivity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage confinement custody imprisonment incarceration slavery
STRONG
committal constraint durance duress enslavement enthrallment entombment impoundment internment jail limbo restraint serfdom servitude thralldom vassalage
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom liberation liberty
WEAK
independence license
NOUN
conquest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annexation invasion occupation rout subjugation takeover
STRONG
acquisition appropriation conquering coup discomfiture killing overthrow score splash success triumph win
WEAK
big win clean sweep defeating grand slam routing subdual vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
surrender
STRONG
failure forfeit loss
WEAK
yielding
NOUN
control
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority curb discipline domination force government jurisdiction management oversight regulation restraint restriction rule supervision
STRONG
ascendancy bridle charge check clout containment determination direction dominion guidance juice limitation manipulation might predomination qualification regimentation ropes strings subordination superintendence supremacy sway weight
WEAK
driver's seat inside track upper hand wire pulling
Antonyms
STRONGEST
chaos disorganization freedom lawlessness mismanagement neglect
STRONG
advantage inability weakness
WEAK
helplessness powerlessness relinquishment renouncement
NOUN
dependence/dependency
Synonyms
WEAK
attachment contingency habit helplessness hook inability security blanket servility subordination subservience vulnerability weakness yoke
Antonyms
WEAK
freedom independence strength subtraction want
NOUN
enslavement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
servitude slavery
Antonyms
STRONGEST
mastery
NOUN
force
Synonyms
STRONGEST
effort strength violence
STRONG
arm brunt clout coercion compulsion conscription draft duress dynamism enforcement exaction extortion fury horsepower impact impetus impulse might momentum muscle pains potency potential pow pressure punch push sinew sock speed steam stimulus strain stress stuff tension trouble velocity vigor
WEAK
constrait full head of steam strong arm what it takes
Antonyms
STRONGEST
passivity
STRONG
discouragement ease happiness hindrance idleness lethargy peace powerlessness relaxation weakness
WEAK
incompetence
NOUN
humility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shyness
STRONG
abasement bashfulness demureness diffidence docility lowliness meekness mortification nonresistance obedience obsequiousness passiveness reserve resignation self-abasement self-abnegation servility sheepishness submissiveness subservience timidity timorousness unobtrusiveness unpretentiousness
WEAK
fawning lack of pride
Antonyms
STRONG
boldness confidence
WEAK
arrogance assertiveness egoism pretentiousness pride self-importance
NOUN
liability
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accountability burden culpability debt duty obligation
STRONG
amenability amenableness blame compulsion indebtedness onus susceptibility
WEAK
accountableness arrearage owing
Antonyms
WEAK
asset irresponsibility unaccountability
NOUN
loyalty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adherence allegiance devotion faith fealty fidelity honesty honor integrity obedience patriotism reliability sincerity support tie trustworthiness
STRONG
ardor attachment bond conscientiousness constancy devotedness duty earnestness homage incorruptibility probity resolution scrupulousness single-mindedness singleness staunchness steadfastness submission troth trueness trustiness truth truthfulness uprightness zeal
WEAK
inviolability trueheartedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disgrace dishonesty dishonor disloyalty lying treachery
STRONG
faithlessness inconstancy indifference
WEAK
undependability unfaithfulness
NOUN
openness
Synonyms
STRONG
accountability amenability amenableness blame burden compulsion culpability debt duty indebtedness liability obligation onus susceptibility susceptibleness vulnerability
WEAK
accountableness arrearage owing vulnerableness
Antonyms
STRONG
aid asset help irresponsibility
NOUN
oppression
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abuse brutality coercion cruelty despotism dictatorship domination injustice maltreatment persecution suffering tyranny
STRONG
autocracy calamity compulsion conquering control force hardness harshness injury severity torment
WEAK
abusiveness forcibleness iron hand martial law overthrowing subduing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
help kindness niceness
STRONG
blessing democracy happiness joy powerlessness weakness
WEAK
cheer delight
NOUN
reduction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contraction cut cutback devaluation discount rebate
STRONG
abatement attrition conquest curtailment debasement decrement degradation diminution minimization overthrow shrinkage subjugation subtraction
WEAK
downgrading markdown subdual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase
WEAK
enlargement
NOUN
responsibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority burden duty guilt importance liability obligation power restraint trust
STRONG
albatross amenability answerability care charge constraint contract culpability encumbrance engagement fault incubus incumbency onus pledge rap
WEAK
boundness holding the bag obligatoriness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
irresponsibility
STRONG
benefit blessing
WEAK
distrust exemption freedom immaturity immunity
NOUN
serfdom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage servitude
STRONG
captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor peonage restraint serfhood servility subjugation thrall thralldom toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun pastime
NOUN
servileness
Synonyms
WEAK
bondage bullwork captivity chains constraint drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind helotry indenture labor menial labor moil peonage restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude subjugation thrall thralldom toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
NOUN
servility
Synonyms
STRONG
bondage captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor peonage restraint serfdom serfhood servitude subjugation thrall thralldom toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun independence pastime
NOUN
servitude
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage enslavement serfdom subjugation
STRONG
bonds chains confinement obedience peonage serfhood thrall thralldom vassalage yoke
Antonyms
WEAK
mastery
NOUN
slavery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage captivity enslavement serfdom servitude subjugation
STRONG
drudgery feudalism peonage serfhood thralldom vassalage
WEAK
bullwork helotry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom independence
NOUN
submission
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capitulation resignation
STRONG
acquiescence appeasement assent bowing defeatism deference docility humbleness humility malleability meekness nonresistance obedience passivism passivity prostration servility submissiveness surrender tractability unassertiveness yielding
WEAK
backing down cringing giving-in pliabilty recreancy submitting
Antonyms
STRONG
disagreement disobedience rebellion
WEAK
fight resistance
NOUN
susceptibleness
Synonyms
STRONG
accountability amenability amenableness blame burden compulsion culpability debt duty indebtedness liability obligation onus openness susceptibility vulnerability
WEAK
accountableness arrearage owing vulnerableness
Antonyms
STRONG
aid asset help irresponsibility
NOUN
thralldom
Synonyms
STRONG
bondage captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor peonage restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude subjugation thrall toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun independence pastime
NOUN
villeinage
Synonyms
STRONG
bondage captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor peonage restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude subjugation thrall thralldom toil vassalage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun independence pastime
NOUN
vulnerability
Synonyms
STRONGEST
susceptibility
STRONG
accountability amenability amenableness blame burden compulsion culpability debt duty indebtedness liability obligation onus openness susceptibleness
WEAK
accountableness arrearage owing vulnerableness
Antonyms
STRONG
aid asset help irresponsibility
NOUN
vulnerableness
Synonyms
WEAK
accountability accountableness amenability amenableness arrearage blame burden compulsion culpability debt duty indebtedness liability obligation onus openness owing susceptibility susceptibleness vulnerability

Example Sentences

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Thurman prioritizes a more fragile site of subjection: the soul.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

Only when people begin to imagine a full emancipation, do they perceive the full extent of their subjection.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

The Korean people’s opposition to the division of their nation and its subjection to foreign rule was ignored.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

As the Supreme Court has recognized, the First Amendment demands that “the price of lawful public dissent must not be a dread of subjection to an unchecked surveillance power.”

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2021

They had tamed the bush, and in return it yielded them their food and their scant living from trap lines and a wood lot, but the struggle to keep it in subjection was endless.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

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