vanquish

The word “vanquish” has 2 syllables: van-quish

It's pronounced as /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/


What is synonym and antonym for vanquish?

In the thesaurus, “vanquish” has 43 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for vanquish along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for vanquish

  • annihilate
  • bear down
  • beat
  • break
  • clobber
  • conquer
  • crush
  • defeat
  • dominate
  • drub
  • enslave
  • humble
  • lick
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • overturn
  • overwhelm
  • pacify
  • put down
  • quash
  • quell
  • reduce
  • repress
  • rout
  • silence
  • skunk
  • smash
  • smother
  • squash
  • squelch
  • subdue
  • subject
  • subjugate
  • subordinate
  • subvert
  • suppress
  • surmount
  • thrash
  • trample
  • triumph over
  • trounce
  • wallop
  • whip

Antonyms for vanquish

Meanings of vanquish

  • verb
    1. To defeat, to overcome.

Example Sentences

  • The hero must vanquish the evil sorcerer to save the kingdom from darkness.
  • With determination and courage, they managed to vanquish their fears and pursue their dreams.
  • It took years of struggle, but eventually, they were able to vanquish their addiction and regain control of their life.
  • The army sought to vanquish their enemies and establish dominance in the region.
  • In the epic battle, the forces of good united to vanquish the tyrant and restore peace to the land.

On this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vanquish, such as: annihilate, bear down, beat, break, clobber, conquer, crush.

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Related Words

eat alive

  • annihilate
  • beat
  • beat the pants off
  • best
  • better
  • blow away
  • bomb
  • break
  • bury
  • cap
  • clobber
  • conquer
  • cream
  • crush
  • destroy
  • dispatch
  • do in
  • drub
  • dust
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  • excel
  • finish
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  • lick
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  • nose out
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  • overbear
  • overcome
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  • overthrow
  • overtop
  • overwhelm
  • paste
  • pip
  • rout
  • run circles around
  • run rings around
  • score
  • shellac
  • sink
  • skin
  • skunk
  • slaughter
  • smoke
  • smother
  • snow under
  • subdue
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  • succeed
  • surmount
  • surpass
  • sweep
  • take
  • thrash
  • throw
  • top
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  • trim
  • tromp
  • trounce
  • upend
  • upset
  • vanquish
  • wallop
  • wax
  • whap
  • whip
  • whomp
  • whop
  • whup
  • wipe the floor with
  • wipe the ground with
  • worst

pacify

  • adulate
  • allay
  • ameliorate
  • annihilate
  • appease
  • assuage
  • baby
  • beat
  • blandish
  • blarney
  • break
  • bury the hatchet
  • butter up
  • cajole
  • calm
  • chasten
  • clobber
  • coax
  • coddle
  • comfort
  • compose
  • con
  • conciliate
  • conquer
  • console
  • content
  • cool
  • crush
  • defeat
  • delight
  • disarm
  • dominate
  • drub
  • dulcify
  • enslave
  • fix up
  • flatter
  • gentle
  • gladden
  • gratify
  • grease
  • humor
  • hush
  • indulge
  • ingratiate
  • kiss and make up
  • lay back
  • lick
  • lull
  • make peace
  • mitigate
  • moderate
  • mollify
  • mollycoddle
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • overpraise
  • pacificate
  • pamper
  • placate
  • please
  • propitiate
  • put down
  • put the lid on
  • qualify
  • quash
  • quell
  • quench
  • quiet
  • reduce
  • relieve
  • repress
  • rout
  • sate
  • satiate
  • satisfy
  • silence
  • skunk
  • smash
  • smooth over
  • smother
  • soft pedal
  • soft-soap
  • soften
  • soothe
  • spoil
  • square
  • squash
  • squelch
  • still
  • stroke
  • subdue
  • subject
  • subjugate
  • subordinate
  • suppress
  • sweet-talk
  • sweeten
  • take the edge off
  • tame
  • temper
  • thrash
  • tranquilize
  • tranquillize
  • trounce
  • vanquish
  • wallop
  • wheedle
  • whip

quash

  • abate
  • abolish
  • abort
  • abrogate
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • avoid
  • ban
  • beat
  • black out
  • bottle up
  • break down
  • call
  • call off
  • cancel
  • clamp down on
  • conquer
  • cork up
  • countermand
  • crack down on
  • crush
  • decimate
  • declare null and void
  • demolish
  • desolate
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • disallow
  • disannul
  • discharge
  • dismiss
  • dissolve
  • do away with
  • dominate
  • douse
  • dowse
  • drop
  • eliminate
  • enjoin
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • exterminate
  • extinguish
  • extirpate
  • forbid
  • hush up
  • invalidate
  • kill
  • liquidate
  • negate
  • nuke
  • null
  • nullify
  • obliterate
  • outlaw
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • override
  • overrule
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • overwhelm
  • prohibit
  • put damper on
  • put down
  • put out
  • put the lid on
  • quell
  • quench
  • recall
  • reject
  • remove
  • repeal
  • repress
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • rub out
  • ruin
  • scrunch
  • set aside
  • shut down
  • silence
  • sit on
  • slap down
  • smash
  • smother
  • snow under
  • squash
  • squelch
  • squish
  • stifle
  • strangle
  • strike down
  • subdue
  • subjugate
  • suppress
  • suspend
  • throttle
  • throw out
  • trash
  • undo
  • vacate
  • vanquish
  • veto
  • vitiate
  • void
  • waste
  • watergate
  • wipe out
  • withdraw
  • wreck
  • write off

quell

  • allay
  • annihilate
  • appease
  • assuage
  • check
  • compose
  • conquer
  • crush
  • deaden
  • decimate
  • demolish
  • desolate
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • dominate
  • douse
  • dowse
  • dull
  • dumb
  • ease
  • exterminate
  • extinguish
  • hush
  • hush up
  • kill
  • mitigate
  • moderate
  • mollify
  • mute
  • nuke
  • obliterate
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • overwhelm
  • pacify
  • put down
  • put out
  • put the lid on
  • quash
  • quench
  • quiet
  • quieten
  • reduce
  • repress
  • rub out
  • ruin
  • settle
  • shush
  • shut down
  • shut up
  • silence
  • sit on
  • slap down
  • smash
  • smother
  • soothe
  • squash
  • squelch
  • stamp out
  • stifle
  • still
  • stop
  • strangle
  • subdue
  • subjugate
  • suppress
  • throttle
  • vanquish
  • waste
  • wipe out
  • wreck

quelled

  • allay
  • annihilate
  • annihilated
  • appease
  • assuage
  • check
  • compose
  • conquer
  • conquered
  • crush
  • crushed
  • deaden
  • decimated
  • demolished
  • desolated
  • destroyed
  • devastated
  • dominated
  • doused
  • dowsed
  • dull
  • dumbed
  • ease
  • exterminated
  • extinguish
  • extinguished
  • hush up
  • hushed
  • kill
  • mitigate
  • moderate
  • mollify
  • muted
  • nuked
  • obliterated
  • overcame
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • overpowered
  • overwhelmed
  • pacify
  • put down
  • put out
  • put the lid on
  • quashed
  • quench
  • quenched
  • quiet
  • quieted
  • quietened
  • reduce
  • repressed
  • rubbed out
  • ruined
  • sat on
  • settled
  • shushed
  • shut down
  • shut up
  • silence
  • silenced
  • sit on
  • slapped down
  • smashed
  • smothered
  • soothe
  • squashed
  • squelched
  • stamp out
  • stifle
  • stifled
  • still
  • stilled
  • stop
  • strangled
  • subdue
  • subdued
  • subjugate
  • subjugated
  • suppressed
  • throttled
  • vanquish
  • vanquished
  • wasted
  • wiped out
  • wrecked

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