SUBJECTION Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

subjection

noun

as in conquest

the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control a holy man for whom the subjection of earthly desires is the path to spiritual perfection

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Recent Examples of subjection The Handmaid's Tale spared no sensitivities when diving into the cruelest treatment people like June, and even Lydia, experience at the hands of a totalitarian system bent on the total subjection of women. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 As the man brawls with his in-laws, the boy is caught between two worlds, of male rage and female subjection. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026 Miners argue increased subjection to the dust has led to an eruption of black lung, an incurable disease associated with inhaling the particles. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Note the mention of Hemingway here (talk about a white person going up against brown skinned people in his conquests and exploitations).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Depicting the Norman conquest of England 1100 years ago, the Bayeux tapestry is an astonishing 230 feet long and, according to the British Museum, features 58 scenes, each rendered in colored wool embroidery on flax.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026