Synonyms of ceding

ceding

verb

present participle of cede

1

as in relinquishing

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

she reluctantly ceded her position as leader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquishing
• surrendering
• rendering
• delivering
• yielding
• transferring
• abandoning
• turning in
• resigning
• giving up
• laying down
• turning over
• committing
• entrusting
• handing over
• forfeiting
• waiving
• coughing up
• releasing
• consigning
• renouncing
• discarding
• deserting
• forsaking
• shedding
• parting (with)
• abnegating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• retaining
• withholding

2

as in transferring

to give over the legal possession or ownership of

Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquishing
• transferring
• assigning
• bequeathing
• conveying
• alienating
• leaving
• donating
• deeding
• lending
• granting
• entrusting
• disposing of
• loaning
• leasing
• renting
• moving
• making over
• surrendering
• transmitting
• aliening
• contributing
• presenting
• passing (down)
• conferring
• passing
• bestowing
• committing
• commending
• willing
• yielding
• vesting
• handing down
• delivering
• trusting
• releasing
• consigning
• turning in
• turning over
• handing over
• letting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriating

3

as in abdicating

to give up (as a position of authority) formally

the President officially cedes his position on the January 20th immediately following the presidential election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquishing
• abdicating
• resigning
• renouncing
• surrendering
• denying
• vacating
• abnegating
• stepping down (from)
• waiving
• abandoning
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• stepping aside (from)
• disowning
• abjuring
• forsaking
• yielding
• deserting
• demitting
• giving up
• handing over
• quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• claiming
• assuming
• appropriating
• seizing
• protecting
• confiscating
• securing
• arrogating
• defending
• usurping
• taking over
• guarding
• safeguarding
• wresting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ceding

But an industry that can only reliably fill seats for a dozen event-scale releases a year, while quietly ceding everything else to streaming, is not a healthy industry putting on a growth spurt. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The Russia sanctions bill merely marks the latest instance of the legislative branch ceding trade authority to the executive branch. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Republicans are defending a razor-thin House majority, and can afford to lose just two seats without ceding control of the lower chamber to Democrats. — Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Launch will continue ceding this financial ground to Starlink, but also, increasingly, to SpaceX's artificial intelligence (AI) operations. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Before a calf injury hit in Week 4, Hubbard was already ceding work to Rico Dowdle and approaching a 50/50 split. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

Democrats, on the other hand, have lacked the leadership and political power to deliver solutions, effectively ceding the issue to their political rivals. — Ken Salazar, Time, 20 July 2026

This was groundbreaking stuff—a vision that ceding all of one’s personal data to Google would really feel worth it. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Ultimately, Beijing is most constrained by its own fear of ceding control over capital resources. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026