" subduers "

1: one that defeats an enemy or opponent;

  * e.g., " ... the game's subduers went out for burgers and shakes to celebrate their win over the former state champions "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beaters,

•  conquerors,

•  masters,

•  trimmers,

•  vanquishers,

•  victors,

•  whippers,

•  winners

•  Antonyms : 

•  losers

1: one that defeats an enemy or opponent;

  * e.g., " ... the game's subduers went out for burgers and shakes to celebrate their win over the former state champions "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beater,

•  conqueror,

•  master,

•  trimmer,

•  vanquisher,

•  victor,

•  whipper,

•  winner

•  Antonyms : 

•  loser

1: to achieve a victory over;

  * e.g., " ... subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  best,

•  conquer,

•  defeat,

•  dispatch,

•  do down,

•  get,

•  get around,

•  lick,

•  master,

•  overbear,

•  overcome,

•  overmatch,

•  prevail (over),

•  skunk,

•  stop,

•  surmount,

•  take,

•  trim,

•  triumph (over),

•  upend,

•  win (against),

•  worst

•  Antonyms : 

•  lose (to)

2: to bring under one's control by force of arms;

  * e.g., " ... subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows "

•  Synonyms : 

•  conquer,

•  dominate,

•  overpower,

•  pacify,

•  subject,

•  subjugate,

•  subordinate,

•  vanquish

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force;

  * e.g., " ... labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clamp down (on),

•  crack down (on),

•  crush,

•  put down,

•  quash,

•  quell,

•  repress,

•  silence,

•  slap down,

•  snuff (out),

•  squash,

•  squelch,

•  suppress

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)