Synonyms of conceding

conceding

verb

present participle of concede

1

as in admitting

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

she grudgingly conceded his point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitting
• confessing
• acknowledging
• agreeing
• granting
• announcing
• allowing
• disclosing
• recognizing
• revealing
• owning (up to)
• confirming
• telling
• saying
• accepting
• declaring
• affirming
• coming clean (about)
• fessing (up)
• unloading
• proclaiming
• professing
• talking
• yielding
• informing
• avowing
• communicating
• publishing
• exposing
• betraying
• spilling
• warning
• imparting
• unburdening
• divulging
• broadcasting
• whispering
• leaking
• disburdening
• breathing
• giving away
• tipping (off)
• squealing
• breaking
• unveiling
• blabbing
• tattling
• ratting
• wising (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• disallowing
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• contradicting
• rejecting
• negating
• disputing
• refuting
• repudiating
• rebutting
• covering (up)
• concealing
• disowning
• hiding
• negativing
• obscuring
• kidding (oneself)
• veiling
• gainsaying

2

as in succumbing

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbing
• surrendering
• submitting
• bowing
• capitulating
• relenting
• budging
• yielding
• giving in
• blinking
• acquiescing
• quitting
• throwing in the sponge
• saying uncle
• deferring
• knuckling under
• throwing in the towel

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisting
• fighting
• contending
• opposing
• confronting
• facing
• objecting
• countering
• meeting
• combating
• defying
• battling
• combatting
• withstanding
• repelling
• thwarting
• holding off
• breasting