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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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 Synonyms for capitulating
Noun
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Because lose-lose situations are so endemic to the genre, a hint of relief can sometimes accompany the prospect of surrender to the putrefying mob.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025 -
The bombs decimated both cities, leading to Japan’s surrender on Aug. 15, 1945, and later the end of World War II.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The church's front doors lay in pieces, succumbing to the flames and the pressure of the water.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Frey said believes Hoover slipped on the ice, fell to the ground and was unable to get back up before succumbing to harsh weather conditions.—
Craig Shoup,
The Tennessean,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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At that time, the Cowboys, in their first full game without Dak Prescott at quarterback, were a dysfunctional team surrendering the league’s third-most rushing yards per game.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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The Chargers puffed their chest, all right, with a defense which allowed just three points in the final two quarters after surrendering points in Denver’s first three possessions.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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However, a pick for Chimaev to win via early submission is not out of line.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Some 80 submissions responded to Sanfic Lab’s Open Call, making selection even more daunting.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Residing or working in the country without legal status and submitting false documents to government authorities for a range of benefits or for employment is already a federal crime.—
Ray Stern,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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After submitting those contributions for public matching funds, the Adams campaign raked in an additional $22,000 in taxpayers’ cash off of them, records show.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Though that sentence could also have stopped after four words, the statistics really are bad — conceding around one goal every 10 corners faced.—
Jacob Whitehead,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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No top-flight side has shipped more in this period of a game, with Villa conceding early and late through repeatable scenarios.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Joe Biden’s last weeks as president will be spent bowing to environmentalists by trying to permanently ban new offshore oil and natural gas.—
Andrew Follett,
National Review,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Capitulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitulating. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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