GIVEN IN Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

given in

verb

past participle of give in

as in indulged

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) give in and have some chocolate

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as in conceded

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park

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Recent Examples of given in And that is exactly the freedom that architects are usually not given in the building process. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026 No reason was given in the court document as to why the request to drop Gutman is being made. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026 After its Berlinale premiere, the film went on to win the Jury Award, given in Annecy’s Contrechamp section. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, given in two doses around age 1 and age 5, offers 97% protection against measles, usually for life. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Trump’s earlier diplomacy with Kim Jong Un collapsed in 2019 due to disputes over how much sanctions relief North Korea should be given in return for dismantling its main nuclear complex, a limited denuclearization step. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 In the trial, which enrolled more than 1,100 patients, the mRNA vaccine was given in combination with Merck’s Keytruda to patients after their tumors were surgically removed. — Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 In those first years after the landmark Title IX legislation, nothing was a given in women’s athletics. — Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 Jackie Flynn Mogensen was the recipient of a 2024 award that was given in part by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and included a cash prize. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

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Verb

When Maserati brought me back, exhilaration turned to fixation, which Weiss happily indulged by bringing me back for a third time to be coached by Rod Macleod.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In Salzburg, Dudamel indulged the Vienna Philharmonic’s incomparable lushness, those plush strings, glowing winds, golden brass, voluminous timpani.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of indulged

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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, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of conceded

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Sixteen of the eighteen Fed policymakers who submitted growth and interest rate projections penciled in at least one further rate hike this year, with four supporting two more increases.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Noreus then submitted fraudulent transcripts to state nursing boards so students could take licensing examinations and obtain nursing licenses, according to prosecutors.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of submitted

Verb

Clancy’s father, seated in the second row directly behind his daughter, leaned forward and bowed his head.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Related Stories While onstage before his new film bowed on the first night of the serene Colorado festival, Haigh seemed faintly astonished to be there at all.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026