CONCEDED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

conceded

verb

past tense of concede

as in admitted

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly she grudgingly conceded his point

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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

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Recent Examples of conceded Last season, Liverpool conceded more goals than ever before in a 38-game Premier League campaign, so changes to the back line were inevitable this summer. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 For the fourth time in the last five games, the Utah Royals (12-8-3) conceded at least two goals. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Sprague conceded Clancy had mental health issues and was depressed. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 The switch to battery power has conceded some towing capacity as well, as the EV version maxes out at pulling 5,500 pounds, rather than the roughly 7,700 pounds of the six- or eight-cylinder models. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026 But it must be conceded that Nguyen and even Wiseau are lesser talents. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 Lawyers for the government had conceded that designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk didn't prevent companies from using the AI technology for other purposes. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 But then Callaway added another layer of apologies, this one from CEO Chip Brewer, who conceded that while Good Good produced the video, Callaway approved it before it was posted. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

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All roads lead to Doug Mason, who also admitted the coincidence was mutual.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Reddington referenced two notes the jury foreperson sent the court about the juror, who, according to Reddington, admitted doubt but refused to join the other 11 jurors in finding Clancy not guilty.

— Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

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One of the most famously arid national landmarks succumbed to deadly flash flooding over the weekend, leaving at least one person dead and more than a dozen unaccounted for as more rain could lash Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Monday.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Latchford succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash, the release said.

— Aaron Valdez, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 27 Aug. 2026

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Robinson allegedly confessed to multiple people, including his roommate and lover, Lance Twiggs, according to court documents.

— Michael Ruiz , Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
This included expert witnesses who said the child’s death was an accidental drowning brought on by a seizure and a jailhouse informant who recanted his trial testimony that Duncan had confessed to the crime.

— Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026

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Americans for Citizen Voting argued in its application to Kavanaugh that the state had waited more than five months to reject the signatures and then did so on questions about those from a sample of 1,000 out of more than 700,000 submitted.

— Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The treasure has been submitted for assessment at Denmark’s National Museum.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of submitted

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The city’s original project report acknowledged that the fence could affect cultural resources and the park’s historic character.

— Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The duo, who were engaged in other creative pursuits while their brand was on hold, acknowledged that their return was slow — and that was intentional.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of acknowledged

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Paul Skenes, last year’s NL Cy Young Award winner, lasted all of 4 2/3 innings, having surrendered five runs on eight hits.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The search ended when Robinson surrendered at his local sheriff’s office, accompanied by his parents, who had recognized his picture in the news and convinced him to turn himself in.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrendered

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As taiko accompanied the demonstration, Kawashita bowed, dipped the oversized brush and swept it across the paper in deliberate, fluid movements before completing the work with her signature in red.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
When the judge was discussing whether assassination photos could be published by the media, his parents and Erika Kirk bowed their heads, looking solemn.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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