Thesaurus
give in
give in
verb
Definition of GIVE IN
1
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) <give in and have some chocolate>
Related Words cater (to), gratify, indulge, wallow; acquiesce (to), concede (to); buckle (under), knuckle under; give over (to)
2
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) <after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park>
Synonyms blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, relent, submit, succumb, surrender
Near Antonyms contend, fight, hold off; battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repel; thwart, withstand
Antonyms resist
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