CAPITULATION Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

capitulation

noun

kə-ˌpi-chə-ˈlā-shən

as in surrender

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours

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resistance

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Recent Examples of capitulation NextEra’s ambition and the PSC’s capitulation have already broken a much older business deal than the merger. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026 Chalom framed his firm's posture as a direct answer to the capitulation narrative. —

Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 The British capitulation infuriated many colonists. —

Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 Iran has so far refused to accept any proposal that in its eyes would amount to capitulation. —

Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for capitulation

Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitulation

Noun

The surrender to infectious disease that some of the worst among us contemplate is not inevitable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Uranus in Gemini is shaking up your third house of communication, choices and daily movement, while the North Node in Pisces activates your 12th house of closure, intuition and surrender.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026