Synonyms of cessions

cessions

noun

plural of cession

as in surrenders

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

• surrenders
• submissions
• relinquishments
• capitulations
• renditions
• acceptances
• concessions
• handovers
• compromises
• captures
• acquiescences
• reconciliations
• conciliations
• falls
• reconcilements
• appeasements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resistances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cessions

Thomas Jefferson and other politicians, many of them land speculators, would pursue Native land cessions for both personal and political gain into the 1800s. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

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