Synonyms for Sub-dues:

• v.

  •abate (verb)
  • go with the flow,
  • hang loose,
  • allay,
  • take it easy,
  • subside,
  • let go,
  • chill out,
  • wane,
  • mellow out,
  • slow,
  • subdue,
  • dwindle,
  • coast,
  • cool,
  • moderate,
  • taper,
  • slacken,
  • cool it,
  • unlax,
  • let it all hang out,
  • hang easy,
  • dull,
  • recede,
  • taper off,
  • let up,
  • diminish,
  • lay back,
  • ebb,
  • decrease,
  • decline.
  •appease (verb)
  • content,
  • propitiate,
  • serve,
  • blunt,
  • compose,
  • be enough,
  • lull,
  • patch things up,
  • alleviate,
  • tranquilize,
  • assuage,
  • ease,
  • soothe,
  • calm,
  • DO,
  • mitigate,
  • placate,
  • sweeten,
  • meet halfway,
  • mollify,
  • gratify,
  • make matters up,
  • lessen,
  • conciliate.
  •beat (verb)
  • outdo,
  • overwhelm,
  • outplay,
  • shoot ahead of,
  • exceed,
  • overtake,
  • outshine,
  • excel,
  • outrival,
  • triumph,
  • outstrip,
  • best,
  • be victorious,
  • better,
  • outrun,
  • top,
  • transcend,
  • whip.
  •bend (verb)
  • compel,
  • yield,
  • direct,
  • sway,
  • change mind,
  • submit,
  • shape,
  • mold.
  •break (verb)
  • degrade,
  • ruin,
  • impoverish,
  • Declass,
  • cripple,
  • rebut,
  • downgrade,
  • confound,
  • dispirit,
  • enfeeble,
  • bust,
  • humiliate,
  • impair,
  • pauperize,
  • confute,
  • demoralize,
  • demerit,
  • enervate,
  • refute,
  • bankrupt,
  • controvert,
  • disconfirm,
  • disprove,
  • undermine,
  • incapacitate,
  • cow,
  • demote.
  •bridle (verb)
  • constrain,
  • withhold,
  • curb,
  • rule,
  • keep in check,
  • master,
  • inhibit,
  • govern.
  •chasten (verb)
  • chastise,
  • call down,
  • chide,
  • scold,
  • reprehend,
  • punish,
  • upbraid,
  • penalize,
  • objurgate,
  • abase,
  • exprobate,
  • fulminate against,
  • scourge,
  • castigate,
  • reprove,
  • berate,
  • try,
  • have on the carpet,
  • take to task,
  • reproach,
  • reprimand,
  • tongue-lash,
  • admonish,
  • rebuke,
  • rake over the coals,
  • afflict.
  •command (verb)
  • force,
  • guide,
  • superintend,
  • reign over,
  • prescribe,
  • regulate,
  • wield,
  • have authority,
  • determine,
  • oppress,
  • lead,
  • predominate,
  • manage,
  • overbear,
  • dictate,
  • take over,
  • exact,
  • charge,
  • stop,
  • reign,
  • boss,
  • coerce,
  • administer,
  • supervise,
  • hold office,
  • preside over,
  • push,
  • prevail,
  • head,
  • coach,
  • officiate,
  • hinder,
  • exercise power,
  • conduct,
  • influence,
  • domineer,
  • run,
  • tyrannize,
  • override.
  •conquer (verb)
  • frustrate,
  • circumvent,
  • rout,
  • total,
  • worst,
  • beat,
  • outwit,
  • discomfit,
  • foil,
  • wipe off map,
  • bring to knees,
  • trample underfoot,
  • cream,
  • trash,
  • thwart,
  • surmount,
  • throw,
  • clobber,
  • succeed,
  • overthrow,
  • overmaster,
  • zap,
  • drub,
  • checkmate,
  • lick.
  •control (verb)
  • collect,
  • contain,
  • corner,
  • simmer down,
  • bridle,
  • rein in,
  • awe,
  • monopolize,
  • smother,
  • adjust,
  • limit.
  •cow (verb)
  • daunt,
  • frighten,
  • rattle,
  • disconcert,
  • buffalo,
  • overawe,
  • abash,
  • bully,
  • terrorize,
  • showboat,
  • appall,
  • dishearten,
  • bluster,
  • walk heavy,
  • turn on the heat,
  • dragoon,
  • hector,
  • strong-arm,
  • push around,
  • faze,
  • enforce,
  • bulldoze,
  • embarrass,
  • dismay,
  • unnerve,
  • bludgeon,
  • lean on,
  • scare.
  •crush (verb)
  • ice,
  • wreck,
  • quelch,
  • stamp out,
  • kill,
  • blot out,
  • demolish,
  • force down,
  • blow away,
  • obliterate,
  • strangle,
  • annihilate.
  •curb (verb)
  • keep lid on,
  • abstain,
  • clog,
  • tie up,
  • hold in,
  • bottle up,
  • keep tight rein on,
  • refrain,
  • cook,
  • manacle,
  • retard,
  • impede,
  • shackle,
  • hold down,
  • cool off,
  • hobble,
  • leash,
  • muzzle,
  • cool down,
  • Entrammel,
  • bit,
  • tie,
  • hog-tie,
  • hold back,
  • hamper,
  • send up,
  • box in,
  • deny,
  • bring to screeching halt,
  • fetter,
  • scrub.
  •daunt (verb)
  • consternate,
  • baffle,
  • discourage,
  • intimidate,
  • deter,
  • put off,
  • horrify,
  • terrify,
  • shake,
  • browbeat.
  •defeat (verb)
  • finish off,
  • nose out,
  • blank,
  • stump,
  • outflank,
  • scatter,
  • squash,
  • outmaneuver,
  • bar,
  • shellac,
  • shave,
  • entrap,
  • swamp,
  • drown,
  • prevail over,
  • skunk,
  • shipwreck,
  • butcher,
  • route,
  • undo,
  • ambush,
  • puzzle,
  • wipe out,
  • repulse,
  • nullify,
  • sack,
  • smash,
  • halt,
  • edge out,
  • bury,
  • block,
  • decimate,
  • sink,
  • cause setback,
  • torpedo,
  • upset,
  • obstruct,
  • beat the system,
  • put end to,
  • roll back,
  • repel,
  • counterplot,
  • balk,
  • cross,
  • mow down,
  • victimize,
  • take wind out of sails,
  • throw for loop,
  • parry,
  • neutralize,
  • overturn,
  • disappoint,
  • cast down,
  • scuttle,
  • slaughter,
  • spoil,
  • contravene,
  • nonplus,
  • invalidate.
  •defuse (verb)
  • deactivate,
  • disable,
  • demilitarize,
  • pacify,
  • weaken,
  • pad.
  •disarm (verb)
  • disqualify,
  • occupy,
  • paralyze,
  • unarm,
  • disband,
  • strip,
  • demobilize,
  • skin,
  • deescalate,
  • debilitate,
  • prostrate.
  •domesticate (verb)
  • accustom,
  • corral,
  • breed,
  • reclaim,
  • hitch,
  • round up,
  • teach,
  • naturalize,
  • acclimatize,
  • yoke,
  • raise,
  • Familiarize,
  • housetrain,
  • herd,
  • train,
  • domiciliate,
  • bring up.
  •enslave (verb)
  • enchain,
  • chain,
  • imprison,
  • secure,
  • tether,
  • bind,
  • enthrall,
  • deprive,
  • disfranchise,
  • keep under thumb,
  • put in irons,
  • get hooks into,
  • confine,
  • subject,
  • restrict,
  • indenture,
  • jail,
  • circumscribe,
  • incarcerate,
  • immure,
  • hold,
  • shut in,
  • disenfranchise,
  • capture,
  • enclose.
  •enthrall (verb)
  • bewitch,
  • fascinate,
  • hypnotize,
  • enchant,
  • intrigue,
  • enrapture,
  • entrance,
  • charm,
  • mesmerize,
  • grip,
  • engage,
  • rivet,
  • spellbind,
  • absorb,
  • hook,
  • preoccupy,
  • hold spellbound,
  • enslave,
  • beguile,
  • grab.
  •farm (verb)
  • homestead,
  • dress,
  • pasture,
  • seed,
  • tend,
  • crop,
  • landscape,
  • grow,
  • harvest,
  • till the soil,
  • work,
  • bring under cultivation,
  • graze,
  • sow,
  • reap,
  • plow,
  • ranch,
  • garden,
  • plant,
  • operate,
  • look after,
  • till,
  • harrow,
  • cultivate,
  • husband.
  •fascinate (verb)
  • engross,
  • ravish,
  • enamor,
  • kindle,
  • transport,
  • provoke,
  • ensnare,
  • intoxicate,
  • infatuate,
  • gladden,
  • draw,
  • lure,
  • invite,
  • arouse,
  • tantalize,
  • titillate,
  • please,
  • win,
  • animate,
  • transfix,
  • attach,
  • entice,
  • allure,
  • pique,
  • stimulate,
  • seduce,
  • tempt,
  • attract,
  • interest,
  • delight,
  • fire,
  • thrill,
  • stir,
  • excite.
  •flatten (verb)
  • even out,
  • grade,
  • lay,
  • depress,
  • compress,
  • smooth,
  • raze,
  • roll,
  • ground,
  • straighten,
  • iron out,
  • floor,
  • flush,
  • plaster,
  • lay low,
  • spread out,
  • debase,
  • deflate,
  • abrade,
  • fell,
  • plane,
  • knock down.
  •govern (verb)
  • decide,
  • directionalize,
  • handle,
  • shepherd,
  • predispose,
  • dispose,
  • underlie,
  • incline,
  • steer.
  •humble (verb)
  • disgrace,
  • strike dumb,
  • take down,
  • chasten,
  • demean,
  • pop one's balloon,
  • pull down,
  • make eat dirt,
  • bring down,
  • put to shame,
  • chagrin,
  • hide,
  • Bemean,
  • confuse,
  • cut to the quick,
  • put away,
  • snub,
  • take down a peg,
  • make one feel small,
  • silence,
  • lower,
  • put one away,
  • mortify,
  • discredit.
  •humiliate (verb)
  • put out of countenance,
  • smear,
  • shame,
  • pan,
  • make a fool of,
  • discountenance,
  • slam,
  • shoot down,
  • tear down,
  • wither,
  • dishonor,
  • run down,
  • rip,
  • base,
  • make ashamed,
  • cut down to size,
  • play down,
  • downplay,
  • denigrate,
  • bring low,
  • blister.
  •intimidate (verb)
  • bait,
  • hound,
  • twist someone's arm,
  • chill,
  • spook,
  • oblige,
  • badger,
  • ruffle,
  • ride,
  • bowl over,
  • disquiet,
  • alarm.
  •lull (verb)
  • balm,
  • die down,
  • becalm,
  • settle,
  • lullaby,
  • take the edge,
  • still,
  • qualify,
  • abate,
  • put a lid on,
  • quiet down,
  • soft-pedal,
  • take the sting out,
  • hush,
  • stroke,
  • fall,
  • cease.
  •mitigate (verb)
  • appease,
  • remit,
  • come together,
  • relieve,
  • take the edge off,
  • palliate,
  • modify,
  • extenuate.
  •moderate (verb)
  • ease off,
  • modulate,
  • cool out,
  • relent.
  •mortify (verb)
  • belittle,
  • affront,
  • harass,
  • vex,
  • displease,
  • take the wind out,
  • ridicule,
  • get one's comeuppance,
  • worry,
  • annoy.
  •muffle (verb)
  • cushion,
  • gag,
  • sit down on,
  • deaden,
  • put the lid on,
  • mute,
  • cover,
  • wrap,
  • stifle,
  • dampen,
  • envelop,
  • conceal.
  •mute (verb)
  • pipe down,
  • decrease the volume,
  • keep it down,
  • put damper on,
  • benumb,
  • turn down,
  • cork up.
  •neutralize (verb)
  • cancel,
  • countercheck,
  • counterbalance,
  • negate,
  • offset,
  • balance,
  • compensate for,
  • negative,
  • annul,
  • redress,
  • abrogate,
  • countervail,
  • counterpoise,
  • overrule.
  •overcome (verb)
  • knock over,
  • render,
  • outlive,
  • survive,
  • whelm,
  • hurdle,
  • knock socks off,
  • weather,
  • get around,
  • come out on top,
  • down,
  • stun,
  • shock,
  • rise above.
  •overpower (verb)
  • shut off,
  • wax,
  • lay one out,
  • trounce,
  • take care of,
  • knock out,
  • roll over,
  • shellack,
  • murder,
  • take out,
  • waste,
  • immobilize.
  •overthrow (verb)
  • exterminate,
  • do away with,
  • subvert,
  • level,
  • depose,
  • eradicate,
  • purge,
  • abolish,
  • dethrone,
  • liquidate,
  • put an end to,
  • terminate,
  • tumble,
  • upend,
  • tip,
  • oust,
  • bring to ruin,
  • topple,
  • unseat.
  •pacify (verb)
  • dulcify,
  • square,
  • bury the hatchet,
  • grease,
  • pacificate,
  • make peace,
  • butter up,
  • kiss and make up,
  • con,
  • fix up,
  • smooth over,
  • ameliorate.
  •quash (verb)
  • extirpate,
  • scrunch,
  • snow under,
  • squish.
  •quell (verb)
  • queer,
  • hush up,
  • sit on.
  •quiet (verb)
  • choke,
  • dummy up,
  • clam up,
  • shush,
  • reconcile,
  • take the bite out of,
  • shut up,
  • relax,
  • calm down,
  • can it,
  • satisfy,
  • hold it down,
  • button one's lip,
  • muffle,
  • slack,
  • inactivate,
  • console.
  •reduce (verb)
  • bring,
  • drive.
  •relieve (verb)
  • cure,
  • lighten,
  • take load off one's mind,
  • free,
  • take load off one's chest,
  • salve,
  • comfort,
  • vary,
  • solace,
  • divert,
  • interrupt,
  • brighten.
  •repress (verb)
  • gridlock,
  • keep in,
  • lock,
  • jam up,
  • cork,
  • swallow,
  • bottle,
  • throw cold water on,
  • keep under wraps,
  • black out,
  • rein.
  •restrain (verb)
  • delimit,
  • harness,
  • tie down,
  • curtail,
  • hem in,
  • hogtie,
  • stay,
  • keep in line,
  • impound,
  • pinion,
  • detain,
  • keep,
  • pull back,
  • arrest,
  • keep down,
  • prevent,
  • lock up,
  • handicap,
  • box up,
  • proscribe,
  • choke back,
  • debar,
  • crack down.
  •rout (verb)
  • bash,
  • dispel,
  • expel,
  • destroy,
  • put to flight,
  • drive off,
  • larrup,
  • clean up on,
  • cut to pieces,
  • blow out of water,
  • wallop,
  • shut out,
  • hunt,
  • lambaste,
  • finish,
  • chase.
  •seize (verb)
  • snag,
  • confiscate,
  • throttle,
  • take possession of,
  • claw,
  • gain,
  • wrench,
  • lift,
  • apprehend,
  • take captive,
  • hijack,
  • usurp,
  • bag,
  • take,
  • kidnap,
  • trap,
  • arrogate,
  • annex,
  • spirit away,
  • clutch,
  • appropriate,
  • pick up,
  • grasp,
  • snare,
  • commandeer,
  • incorporate,
  • carry off,
  • catch,
  • pounce,
  • get,
  • take by storm,
  • nail,
  • nab.
  •silence (verb)
  • close up,
  • hush-hush,
  • tongue-tie,
  • dry up,
  • say nothing,
  • cut off,
  • clam,
  • hush one's mouth,
  • hold one's tongue,
  • cut short,
  • dumb,
  • choke off.
  •slake (verb)
  • crumble,
  • loose,
  • relaxed,
  • refresh.
  •soft-pedal (verb)
  • put on the soft pedal,
  • blue-pencil,
  • euphemize.
  •soften (verb)
  • give,
  • knead,
  • mash,
  • thaw,
  • dissolve,
  • tenderize,
  • disintegrate,
  • moisten,
  • become tender,
  • bend,
  • melt.
  •soothe (verb)
  • cheer,
  • untrouble,
  • unburden,
  • make nice,
  • play up to,
  • help,
  • smooth down,
  • make up,
  • pour oil on.
  •still (verb)
  • decrease volume,
  • fix,
  • stall.
  •strangle (verb)
  • suffocate,
  • asphyxiate,
  • strangulate.
  •subdue (verb)
  • drop,
  • discipline,
  • mellow,
  • gentle,
  • temper,
  • conquer,
  • get under control,
  • extinguish,
  • trample,
  • get the upper hand,
  • crush,
  • soften,
  • quell,
  • check,
  • reduce,
  • restrain,
  • quieten,
  • overcome,
  • break,
  • repress,
  • vanquish,
  • suppress,
  • overpower,
  • quiet,
  • tame,
  • triumph over,
  • get the better of,
  • subjugate,
  • defeat,
  • break in,
  • control,
  • bear down,
  • overrun,
  • quench,
  • shut down,
  • tone down,
  • beat down,
  • quash,
  • squelch,
  • dominate,
  • put down,
  • humble.
  •subjugate (verb)
  • kick around,
  • bring to heel,
  • rule over,
  • reel back in,
  • hold sway.
  •suppress (verb)
  • snuff out,
  • spike,
  • cover up,
  • put kibosh on,
  • clamp,
  • crack down on,
  • censor,
  • bring to naught,
  • put lid on,
  • burke,
  • keep secret.
  •surmount (verb)
  • crown,
  • leap,
  • negotiate,
  • surpass,
  • crest,
  • pass,
  • clear,
  • overtop,
  • vault,
  • cap,
  • over.
  •tame (verb)
  • housebreak,
  • water down,
  • break the spirit,
  • house-train,
  • domesticize.
  •tone down (verb)
  • cloud,
  • deepen,
  • darken,
  • dim,
  • sober,
  • shade.
  •tranquilize (verb)
  • sedate,
  • Unruffle,
  • settle one's nerves,
  • put at rest.
  •tread (verb)
  • ambulate,
  • hoof,
  • pace,
  • hike,
  • troop,
  • march,
  • step on,
  • stamp on,
  • tramp,
  • trudge,
  • traipse,
  • stride,
  • stamp,
  • step,
  • plod,
  • foot.
  •triumph (verb)
  • sweep,
  • beat the game,
  • win hands down,
  • thrive,
  • take it all,
  • carry the day,
  • prosper,
  • strike it big,
  • get last laugh,
  • take the cake,
  • win out,
  • flourish.
  •whip (verb)
  • blast,
  • run circles around,
  • mop up,
  • thrash,
  • take apart,
  • hammer,
  • whomp,
  • steamroller,
  • trim.

Antonyms for Sub-dues:

• v.

  • abate
    amplify, enlarge, develop, intensify, forward, rise, magnify, grow, advance, raise, increase, revive, win, extend, prolong, expand, enhance.
  • appease
    displease, annoy, excite, worsen, worry, anger, disturb, trouble, upset, destroy, irritate, provoke, tease.
  • beat
    cede, retreat, fail, relinquish, be inferior, protect, guard, fall behind.
  • bend
    neglect, straighten.
  • break
    hide, attach, mend, secret, stabilize, agree, invigorate, endorse, fix, wait, support, upgrade, elevate, secure, put together, promote, prove, cause, obey, keep quiet, join, stay, fasten, approve, improve.
  • bridle
    free, set free.
  • chasten
    cheer, embolden, compliment, inspirit, comfort, flatter, exonerate, boost, laud, honor, reward, extol, forgive, animate, uplift.
  • command
    consent, follow, countermand, reverse, contradict, mismanage, leave, comply, revoke, recall, serve, leave alone, oppose, abandon, submit.
  • conquer
    capitulate, forfeit, succumb, give in.
  • control
    disperse, resign, jump in, forsake, share, risk, disorganize, scatter, rush, distribute, renounce, chance.
  • cow
    gladden, hearten, soothe, please, calm.
  • crush
    build, create, construct, repair, uncompress, Unwrinkle.
  • curb
    facilitate, indulge, foster, loose, go ahead, loosen.
  • daunt
    make happy, stimulate, undaunt, urge, delight.
  • defeat
    clarify, explain, validate, clear up, save, float, attract, push, open, clear, enlighten, abet.
  • defuse
    enable.
  • disarm
    arm, capacitate, mobilize, cover.
  • domesticate
    disjoin.
  • enslave
    emancipate, stop, untie, unfasten, disconnect.
  • enthrall
    disgust, bore, eject, repulse, dull, weary, repel, turn off, tire, disenchant.
  • farm
    ignore.
  • fascinate
    deter, forget, Disenthrall, disinterest, reject, offend, depress, refuse, prevent, discourage, dissuade, deaden.
  • flatten
    blow up, erect, break, lift, make uneven, round.
  • govern
    hesitate, acquiesce, give way.
  • humble
    order.
  • humiliate
    cherish, respect.
  • intimidate
    assure, reassure.
  • lull
    move, continue, energize.
  • moderate
    egg on, go up, unleash, turn over, ascend.
  • mortify
    satisfy.
  • muffle
    divulge, reveal, lay bare, let loose, unwrap, show, disclose, uncover, tell, expose, let out, blab.
  • mute
    voice, articulate, speak.
  • neutralize
    establish.
  • overpower
    preserve.
  • overthrow
    hold, institute, uphold, keep.
  • quash
    rebuild, sanction.
  • quell
    succeed, begin, perturb.
  • quiet
    disagree, turn up.
  • relieve
    condemn, darken, distress, pain, burden, injure, blame, hurt, vex, accuse, harm.
  • restrain
    turn on, misguide, mislead.
  • rout
    bear, collect, initiate, gather.
  • seize
    miss, offer, pass, be immune, drop, misunderstand, give.
  • silence
    be noisy, communicate, talk.
  • slake
    ruin, disappoint, frustrate.
  • soften
    coagulate, heighten, withhold, solidify.
  • soothe
    bring down.
  • still
    disarrange, unsettle.
  • subdue
    assist, help, liberate, arouse, agitate, rouse, praise, release, incite, start, let go, encourage, give up, permit, strengthen, yield, aid, allow, aggravate, build up, lose, surrender.
  • suppress
    light.
  • surmount
    receive.
  • tone down
    brighten.
  • tranquilize
    stir up.
  • tread
    tiptoe.
  • triumph
    languish, be sad.
  • unhorse
    place.