Synonyms of cession

cession

noun

ˈse-shən 

as in surrender

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another

the cession of the southern territories was part of the peace treaty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrender
• submission
• relinquishment
• capitulation
• acceptance
• handover
• rendition
• submitting
• acquiescence
• capitulating
• concession
• compromise
• reconciliation
• capture
• conciliation
• appeasement
• reconcilement
• fall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resistance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cession

It’s being called the next she-cession. — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025

Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said that the 1851 and 1868 Fort Laramie treaties requires the US government to provide food, supplies and support in exchange for peace, land cessions and passage. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025

The other is from the perspective of my people, who have lived in Alaska for thousands of years, and for whom the anniversary of the cession brings mixed emotions, including immense loss but also optimism. — William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2017

It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited. — Anonymous, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2011