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/ˈkɒŋkwɛst/ · noun
An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy..
Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persians
Mankind's conquest of space
Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country.
The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.
Therefore, this dream of the human conquest of selfishness appeared devoid of any strong sense of the necessity of internal struggle to overcome it
Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?
What we call purchase, perquisitio, the feudists called conquest, conqucestus, or conquisitio
And, crowning glory of the evening! a conquest was made, a conquest so sudden, so brilliant, and so obvious, that it was enough to give any fête at which it occurred the immortality of a season.
Use conquest when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Conquest means An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy..
Common synonyms include subjugation, seduction, subjection, conquering.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persians
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