CONCEDING Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

conceding

verb

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 France has bludgeoned the opposition, scoring 16 goals while conceding just two. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 With halftime approaching, rookie defender Cate Hardin mistimed a challenge on Summit forward Ally Brazier inside the box, conceding a penalty. — ABC News, 12 July 2026 But to play two knockout matches without conceding even a sniff of a chance is hugely impressive — especially considering Deschamps hasn’t compromised on his unusually daring approach of using four proper attackers. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 July 2026 La Roja has beaten Belgium in their past five meetings, conceding only once. — David Hickey, NBC news, 10 July 2026 At the end of April, Mills, who is 78, suspended her campaign, essentially conceding the Democratic nomination to Platner. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 Switzerland is the only men’s team to leave the World Cup without conceding a single goal. — Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Before the Japan match, only once in 12 occasions since 2023 have the Selecao won after conceding first, so the psychological impact of doing that – after recovering against Morocco to draw too – is significant. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 El Tri comfortably topped Group A after notching three wins without conceding a single goal, before beating Ecuador 2-0 in the Round of 32, meaning the Mexican defense is yet to be breached at this tournament. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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Even the non-thriller themes — female friendship, aging, ageism, admitting the truth about oneself to oneself and one’s dearest, the invigorating effects of danger — are explicitly expressed.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Children’s said that the plaintiffs were attempting to force it to stop granting admitting privileges to physicians who refused to offer gender-affirming care, which would ultimately harm patients.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 July 2026

Definition of admitting

Verb

The incident sent all three people to the hospital, where Zacapala was later pronounced dead after succumbing to his injuries, police said.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 13 July 2026
In his 1944 book Man-eaters of Kumaon, Corbett recounts how Bachelor survived after being shot through the face, succumbing to the injuries from the subsequent bullets fired at him four days later.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

Definition of succumbing

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The second season of the Netflix hit ended on a cliffhanger with Jackie (Rodriguez) and Cole (LaLonde) finally confessing their feelings for each other, but Cole’s brother — and Jackie’s boyfriend — Alex (Gentry) hears the confession.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
During her trial, prosecutors played a recording of Yang confessing to Reuter's murder to a friend who was wearing a wire.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of confessing

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England was knocked out of the World Cup in painful fashion on Wednesday, surrendering two goals in the final 15 minutes of its semifinal clash with Argentina.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 July 2026
Giving up citizenship means surrendering valuable rights that may benefit not only you but also future generations of your family.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of surrendering

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Iranian state media acknowledged a third round of strikes on the facility without immediately acknowledging the tower’s collapse.

— Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
And most of the networks landed somewhere in the middle, acknowledging the address without taking Trump at face value.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of acknowledging

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The European Commission adopted the Delegated Act, which updates and simplifies the list of products covered by the EUDR, while the Implementing Act outlines the information system for submitting due diligence statements and simplified declarations.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
One former employee recalled submitting about one complaint to the system per month over the course of about a year.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026