Synonyms of concessions

concessions

noun

plural of concession

1

as in negotiations

the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement

when trying to get a raise in your salary, it's good to know the art of concession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiations
• compromises
• accommodations
• consensuses
• bargains
• agreements
• settlements
• give-and-takes
• deals
• arrangements
• understandings
• treaties
• haggles
• mediations
• concurrences
• horse trades
• accords

2

as in admissions

an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself

an abject concession of guilt from the governor is the only thing that will save her political career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admissions
• confessions
• insistences
• assertions
• acknowledgments
• declarations
• claims
• avowals
• self-confessions
• confirmations
• allowances
• faults
• apologies
• revelations
• disclosures
• announcements
• betrayals
• proclamations
• professions
• affirmations
• pronouncements
• giveaways
• self-reproaches
• responsibilities
• repentances
• self-accusations
• regrets
• contritions
• penitences
• remorses
• self-incriminations
• hand-wringings
• self-betrayals
• self-recriminations
• self-revelations
• divulgences
• avouchments
• blames
• rues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowals
• denials
• rejections
• disallowances
• disclaimers
• nonadmissions
• repudiations
• recantations
• renouncements

3

as in privileges

something granted as a special favor

a concession to sell their T-shirts at the village fair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• privileges
• honors
• rights
• entitlements
• exemptions
• grants
• appanages
• prerogatives
• courtesies
• boons
• waivers
• immunities
• claims
• perquisites
• patents
• charters
• birthrights

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• duties
• obligations
• responsibilities
• burdens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concessions

Once a community applies to manage an area, the state can no longer authorize new concessions — such as those for salmon-farming facilities — within it. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Truly isolating Iran is the best way to win concessions from its leaders. — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Two high school student groups welcomed some concessions but called for protests to continue. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The days in which Moscow will be able to leverage its oil and gas to squeeze concessions from the West are rapidly shrinking. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Indeed, recent data shows that suffering from power outages and wartime stress in Ukraine has no relationship to support for territorial concessions to Putin. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Moscow has demanded territorial concessions from Ukraine, including areas Russian forces do not fully control. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Eventually, committee members discussed dissolving the committee or resigning from the board if Zuckerberg wouldn’t make concessions for the benefit of all Class A shareholders. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

The story summarizes and analyzes the Cubs’ criticism of Wrigley View Rooftop’s business model of selling seats and concessions to ticket holders to watch events at Wrigley Field, a business model the Cubs portrayed as parasitic. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026