CONQUEST Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

conquest

noun

ˈkän-ˌkwest

Definition of conquest

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 With artifacts like the bullets, archaeologists now have a better understanding of where the nearly two-century-long struggle finally ended—and who took responsibility for the conquest. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 More than 200,000 people in North America and Europe are estimated to have alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a rare liver disorder that was possibly spread through a Viking conquest. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 28 July 2026 Earlier this summer, Fickell gave his team a quick history lesson about Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés and the 1519 conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Cortés famously scuttled his fleet of ships and any chance to retreat. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026 The Ottonians also claimed the imperial title in traditional Roman fashion—by right of conquest. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for conquest

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But this deal feels like a pointed acknowledgment from NBCU about the increasingly critical role played not only by YouTube and YouTube Premium but the Big Tech platforms that are only increasing their domination of consumer media consumption.

— Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Take, for instance, the 1970s Cincinnati Reds, who won two straight World Series championships and had a scary-sounding nickname — The Big Red Machine — that suggested global domination.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of domination

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The Civil War breaking out just a century later showcases why white supremacy and the subjugation of Black people and people of color have meant a certain level of instability for many American citizens since the very beginning.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 June 2026
Baldwin’s position was that the centrality of slavery and racial subjugation in American history could not simply be reversed by legislative fiat.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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