CONCEDING Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

conceding

verb

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present participle of concede

as in admitting

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

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as in succumbing

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 conceding Ullmark last played for the Senators on December 27 and was pulled in the second period after conceding four goals in 14 shots against the Toronto Maple Leafs. —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026 Matthew Potts, who endured a torrid return to the Test arena on Monday, conceding 58 runs in seven overs, saw his first three balls of the day struck for four. —

Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026 Schools will be able to opt into the funds, with participants conceding future conference distributions for the upfront cash, a source said. —

Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025 The Ivory Coast went 8-0-2 in qualifying, scoring 25 goals without conceding once. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025 Without conceding much, Washington could stop cross-strait antagonisms from descending further and create room for a better trajectory to emerge. —

Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025 Nearly everyone is conceding some exceptions due to these complications. —

John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025 The Senators rank last in the NHL in goals allowed per game, having surrendered four or more goals in each of their first four outings, and are on a three-game losing streak after conceding a season-high eight goals in a road loss at Buffalo on Wednesday night. —

Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 The doc feature records a news report on Taj Erlander, Swedish prime minister during much of Wallenberg’s imprisonment, admitting as much, conceding that his government had failed one of its greatest citizens by not pressing hard for his release. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025

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And so the players showed up brandishing hope for this summer while sweetly admitting the emotion that still lingers from last fall.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
While not admitting blame, SCE has said there is evidence that a long-dormant electrical tower became reenergized and caused the fire.

— Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026