Synonyms of conceded

conceded

verb

past tense of concede

1

as in admitted

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

she grudgingly conceded his point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitted
• confessed
• acknowledged
• agreed
• announced
• granted
• revealed
• allowed
• disclosed
• recognized
• owned (up to)
• confirmed
• told
• said
• declared
• came clean (about)
• affirmed
• accepted
• fessed (up)
• proclaimed
• professed
• unloaded
• published
• warned
• informed
• yielded
• communicated
• talked
• avowed
• exposed
• whispered
• unveiled
• divulged
• spilled
• betrayed
• imparted
• disburdened
• unburdened
• tipped (off)
• broadcast
• breathed
• leaked
• blabbed
• squealed
• tattled
• gave away
• broke
• ratted
• wised (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• disallowed
• disclaimed
• disputed
• contradicted
• disavowed
• rejected
• disowned
• negated
• refuted
• rebutted
• repudiated
• covered (up)
• concealed
• negatived
• obscured
• hid
• gainsaid
• veiled
• kidded (oneself)

2

as in succumbed

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbed
• submitted
• surrendered
• bowed
• capitulated
• relented
• blinked
• yielded
• budged
• acquiesced
• quit
• gave in
• said uncle
• threw in the towel
• knuckled under
• deferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• contended
• fought
• opposed
• confronted
• met
• faced
• objected
• countered
• repelled
• defied
• battled
• thwarted
• held off
• withstood
• combated
• breasted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conceded

But the rest of the second quarter was South Africa's and New Zealand somehow conceded only a second Kolbe penalty and not 10 points, at least. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

If Gluck has willingly conceded to the anti-erotic proclivities of his intended audience, Araki has, naturally, set out to defy them. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Jones conceded to Gilbert after narrowly losing by about 2 percentage points. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

That marked the most goals Cameroon scored in a match during the tournament — and the most Malawi had conceded. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

Three goals were put past Coventry at home, while Ipswich conceded five on their league visit. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Roberts conceded that the BFI system can seem like a bureaucracy but defended the amount of paperwork. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

Now, having finally conceded that modifying normal-size cars doesn't quite work, O'Neal has gone fully custom, having a unique Corvette Z06 built to his specifications by Effortless Motors of Riverside, California. — Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

After a first story ran on NPR in April, the Navy conceded that at least 1,500 troops and their families had been ordered to evacuate the Navy base in Bahrain. — Steve Walsh, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026