CONQUESTS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

conquest

noun

ˈkän-ˌkwest

as in domination

the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control the conquest of much of North and South America by the Spanish during the 16th century

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Recent Examples of conquest The Banda Islands, once the world’s only source of nutmeg, were home to between 13,000 and 15,000 people until their conquest by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in 1621. —

H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2026 Two days later, Moscow was due to host Russia’s annual May 9 military parade, a celebration linked very intimately with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who had revived this Soviet-era celebration of Stalin’s victory over Nazi Germany and his conquest of Europe. —

Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 The conquest of Canaan is cited to show that God approves of wiping out whole nations. —

Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 Built before the violent conquests, these conical towers have come to symbolize a romanticized vision of the heyday of Sardinia’s independence. —

IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for conquest

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American Jews who largely inhabit the center and the left—politically, culturally, and morally—feel disillusioned and betrayed by an Israeli leadership that appears intent on blocking the creation of a Palestinian state and seems committed instead to permanent domination.

— Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Now, her domination of the charts rolls on.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026