conquest
Victory through domination
Conquest is the act of taking control of a place or people through military force, or the territory so acquired.
The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 is the most famous example in English-speaking history.
Beyond warfare, conquest extends to any decisive victory or successful effort to overcome: the conquest of disease, the conquest of space.
In romantic contexts, a conquest is someone whose affections have been won, often implying pursuit and triumph rather than mutual attraction.
Extending dominion over others
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- empireDomain under unified control
- settlersThose who establish homes
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
indigenous · annexation · missionaries · protectorate · East India Company · New World · exploration · expeditions
Combat engagement area
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- armyOrganized land-based military
troops · victory · defeat · territory · surrender · occupation · fortification · cavalry
Resounding, celebrated victory
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- featRemarkable act of skill
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- masteryComplete skill or control
breakthrough · pinnacle · crowning · attainment · success · summit · personal best · bucket list
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- dominationSupreme authority held
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
tyranny · control · power · authority · sovereignty · ascendancy · overlord · vassals
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- empireDomain under unified control
- settlersThose who establish homes
territories · indigenous · annexation · missionaries · protectorate · East India Company · New World · exploration · expeditions · conquistador
battlefield
Combat engagement area
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
army · troops · victory · defeat · territory · surrender · occupation · fortification · cavalry · infantry
triumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- featRemarkable act of skill
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
mastery · breakthrough · pinnacle · crowning · attainment · success · summit · personal best · bucket list · challenge
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- dominationSupreme authority held
- subjugationForcing into submission
oppression · tyranny · control · power · authority · sovereignty · ascendancy · overlord · vassals · submission
seduction
Enticing someone romantically
- charmAttractive personal quality
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
flirtation · allure · pursuit · admirer · suitor · paramour · Don Juan · Casanova · lothario · romance
- history termsempire, dynasty, colonialism, Renaissance, Enlightenment
- Caesar's legacyRoman Empire, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Julian calendar, dictatorship
- historic momentsturning points, heroic act, triumphs, sacrifice, victories
- do the impossibledefy odds, beat the odds, move mountains, break barriers, miracle
- Roman warfarelegion, cohort, centurion, Caesar, testudo
- Space Empireemperor, stormtroopers, Sith, dark lord, tyranny
conquestdefeat
Victory over another
surrender · submission · capitulation · loss · retreat
conquestliberation
Release from constraint
emancipation · freeing · release · manumission · enfranchisement
conquestloss
Being without something
failure · defeat · forfeit · forfeiture · relinquishment
- divide and conquerOvercome by fragmenting opposition
- divided and conqueredSeparated opposition to defeat
- romantic conquestPerson seduced or won
- war of conquestMilitary seizure of territory
- William the ConquerorNorman who invaded England
- Spanish conquestIberian imperial expansion westward
conquer, conquered, conquering, conqueror, conquests, conquerors, reconquer, unconquered, reconquest