concede defeat

phrase

: to admit one has been defeated

They were forced to concede defeat.

Examples of concede defeat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mourinho had seen enough and marched over to Parkinson on the touchline, holding out his hand in a gesture intended to concede defeat. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026

Ouattara came to power following a political crisis in 2010 and 2011 after Laurent Gbagbo refused to concede defeat. — Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025

Quick calculations told the story — Mars was a frigid, desert world, and those who still held to Lowell's dreams of a possible Martian empire had to concede defeat. — Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025

Or is the presidential suite an outdated model that should concede defeat to its modern successors? — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 3 July 2025

Rhymes for concede defeat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete