CAPITULATING Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in surrender

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another the tug-of-war will continue until the capitulating of one side or the other

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resistance

capitulating

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verb

present participle of capitulate

as in succumbing

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) one side finally capitulated when it became clear that they couldn't win the argument

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as in surrendering

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the city reluctantly capitulated to the invaders after a three-day siege

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Recent Examples of capitulating

Noun

Yet the Iranian regime shows no signs of collapsing or capitulating. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Critics decried the deal as capitulating to corporate pressure and said the remedies were too weak. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 So far, nothing suggests Babcock will be capitulating to his stars. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Iran is showing no signs of capitulating, however, despite mounting pressure on its economy and oil sales. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 But for Church, that desire for longevity didn’t mean capitulating. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026 Nations like Mongolia, Bhutan, and Nepal are acutely aware of the danger, fearing that not capitulating on the Dalai Lama succession issue could open the door to broader Chinese territorial claims. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026 Many have joked about capitulating to the network’s advertising and giving the show a try. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Anger is growing in Kenya over his support for the construction of a US Ebola quarantine facility, with his critics accusing him of capitulating to American interests over those of Kenyan citizens. — semafor.com, 19 June 2026 Pencov texted Tate once more before capitulating. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitulating

Noun

Townshend was born in West London in May 1945, just days before Germany’s surrender, to musical parents – his father a professional saxophonist and his mother a singer.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026
The spread between what a carrier offers on surrender and what the secondary market will pay is often not small.

— Rob Haynie, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrender

Verb

That was Fred Claire personified, honest to the end, refusing to sacrifice his integrity, never surrendering his dignity.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
The stock initially jumped on the news before surrendering most of those gains, creating what Cramer sees as a buying opportunity.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrendering

Verb

The Roos entered the weekend having scored 24 goals this year, while conceding just 10 in 11 games.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
The administration’s top economic officials are now conceding that favorable aggregate indicators are no easy answer to public anxiety.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of conceding

Verb

The departmen and encouraged the public to continue submitting legitimate information through its unsolved murders website.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
By submitting unsolicited plans, the developers could potentially bypass the auction process, but the developer who gets the deal would still have to negotiate with Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of submitting

Verb

Also bowing is 20th Century Studios’ feature take on Daniel Kraus survival thriller novel Whalefall, with $11M-$12m domestic in 3,000 theaters, and about the same overseas for a $24M WW start on the high end.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
But these four features from Qatar are instead bowing separately as special screenings.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026