Subdue Synonyms and Antonyms

səb-do͝o, -dyo͝o
To tone down
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. conquer
  2. defeat
  3. repress
  4. subjugate
  5. beat
  6. soften
  7. master
  8. overcome
  9. moderate
  10. tone down
  11. quash
  12. lick
  13. suppress
  14. surmount
  15. vanquish
  16. reduce
  17. overpower
  18. best
  19. allay
  20. break
  21. calm
  22. captivate
  23. prevail against
  24. control
  25. rout
  26. crush
  27. diminish
  28. disarm
  29. dismay
  30. floor
  31. triumph over
  32. mellow
  33. worst
  34. overwhelm
  35. stamp down
  36. trim
  37. quell
  38. quench
  39. whip
  40. ace
  41. restrain
  42. sober
  43. soothe
  44. keep-down
  45. inhibit
  46. squelch
  47. subject
  48. subordinate
  49. tame
  50. curb

Words Related to Subdue

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Subdue Sentence Examples

  • Ali was obliged to subdue him, a task which he effected not without difficulty.

  • How, then, subdue the rivalry?

  • After this Suleiman set out to subdue his brother Masud Shah, at Angora, who was finally taken prisoner and treacherously murdered.

  • More than one of the Danish kings made serious attempts to subdue them.

  • It should attack and subdue the air, and never give the air an opportunity of attacking or subduing it.

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