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

These ideas—of ceding ground, of viewing another as infinite rather than as a means to address our own unfreedom—are of no use to the industries and technologies that treat the face as a display commodity before all else. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

However, there is some resistance in Australia at the prospect of ceding control to IPL franchises who have already accumulated clubs across England, South Africa, the West Indies, the UAE and in the United States via Major League Cricket. — Dominic Fifield, New York Times, 10 July 2026

When the Spanish settlers decamped for Cuba in 1763 after ceding Florida to the English, the few surviving Tequesta, their numbers decimated by 200 years of captivity and slavery, conflict and ill treatment, are believed to have departed with them. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

As Jimmy is looking for options to simultaneously cut costs and jettison the property entirely, Sydney is trying to figure out how to do a dinner service with a pantry that’s nearly empty and a former mentor/partner/colleague, in Carmy, who is very bad at actually ceding control. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Our research found growing concern that organizations are ceding entry-level work to AI systems while reducing opportunities for junior talent to build critical thinking, judgment and interpersonal skills over time. — Jennie Glazer, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

That raises further questions for some in Washington about whether industry competitors will ever wind up ceding equity to the administration. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 17 June 2026

Even some on the council who sided with Lee have expressed wariness about ceding much of their own power to the mayor. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Carmine ultimately drops out of the race, ceding to Johnny Sac, but remains a key figure and even plays intermediary for New York and Jersey on multiple occasions. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026