knuckle under

Synonyms

blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, quit, relent, submit, succumb, surrender, yield;

Antonyms

resist;

Near Antonyms

contend, fight, hold off;

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repel;

thwart, withstand;

Related Words

acquiesce;

defer;

Phrases

say uncle, throw in the towel (also throw in the sponge);