vanquish
Overcome in battle
To vanquish is to defeat thoroughly, especially in battle or competition.
The word carries a literary or elevated tone, suggesting complete and decisive victory rather than a narrow win: The hero vanquished the dragon.
It appears more often in fantasy fiction and formal rhetoric than everyday speech: They vanquished their rivals in the championship.
Overcome by force
- subdueBring under control
- crushCompress with force
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
trounce · annihilate · demolish · thrash · obliterate · decimate · quash · clobber
Prevail over difficulty
- prevailTo succeed ultimately
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- conquerOvercome by force
- masterAuthority or controller
overpower · subdue · outmatch · outwit · outdo · outstrip · outmaneuver · persevere
Destroy completely, utterly
- extirpateDestroy utterly, completely
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
abolish · expunge · purge · root out · stamp out · wipe out · destroy · quell
Defeating an opponent
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- victorOne who defeats opponents
- winningAchieving victory
success · jubilation · celebration · exultation · laurels · trophy · accolade · crowning
Victor who takes control
- empireDomain under unified control
- subjugationForcing into submission
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
annexation · colonization · territory · expansion · incursion · crusade · plunder · victor
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
mastery · control · subjugation · authority · power · rule · command · predominance
conquer
Overcome by force
rout · trounce · annihilate · demolish · thrash · obliterate · decimate · quash · clobber · pummel
surmount
Prevail over difficulty
master · overpower · subdue · outmatch · outwit · outdo · outstrip · outmaneuver · persevere · endure
eradicate
Destroy completely, utterly
- extirpateDestroy utterly, completely
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
exterminate · abolish · expunge · purge · root out · stamp out · wipe out · destroy · quell · suppress
victory
Defeating an opponent
winning · success · jubilation · celebration · exultation · laurels · trophy · accolade · crowning · pinnacle
conqueror
Victor who takes control
- empireDomain under unified control
- subjugationForcing into submission
- invasionForcible entry into territory
occupation · annexation · colonization · territory · expansion · incursion · crusade · plunder · victor · spoils
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
dominion · mastery · control · subjugation · authority · power · rule · command · predominance · superiority
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