GIVING IN Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

giving in

verb

present participle of give in

as in succumbing

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 submitting

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 giving in Gates, for his part, cited Zuckerberg as a model of giving in a conversation with Fortune last year. — Emma Witman, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026 Parents tend to avoid conflict by giving in or helping kids avoid repercussions. — Alex Vance, Parents, 25 Oct. 2026 It’s been more than an hour since clashes began with police at the end of a march in Paris, and the crowd of about a thousand remaining protesters shows no sign of giving in. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Critical response was mixed with even the positive write-ups criticizing Beck for giving in to his most emotionally empty impulses. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 Petersen said at the time that the city was giving in to blackmail from the business community. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 She should still be blamed for giving in to the allure of billboards ten feet tall with languorous models. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 In a way, the fuss around Clark and Cunningham shows that giving in to the social-media comments section isn’t the answer. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 Before giving in to fall’s arrival, celebrate the end of summer by going on a seaside escape. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026

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Someone swept into the ocean by a sneaker wave is at risk of succumbing to extremely cold water temperatures, the agency said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
There is hope for 2027, but Democrats must focus on lowering healthcare, food, gas and housing costs; lowering interest rates; ending the war in Iran; restoring goodwill with our allies and not succumbing to overreach from the far left.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of succumbing

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Now Plum is demanding accountability, with the district's athletic director filing a formal complaint on Monday and submitting the video to the WPIAL for review.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Budget woes One of the governor’s first challenges out of the gate will be submitting a state budget in January to legislators.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of submitting

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After surrendering a late lead and watching the Bears tie the game with 30 seconds remaining, FIU responded in the clutch.

— Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
After surrendering 70 paint points to Atlanta and 64 to Dallas, Brooklyn will have its hands full again Wednesday.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of surrendering

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Strings put out So Much for Goodbyes this past August, and the album was the bluegrass artist’s highest-charting LP to date, bowing at Number 13 on the Billboard 200.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2026
Erdogan also fired his aide Oktay Saral, who had criticized the headscarf ban on social media, reportedly bowing to a demand from Aliyev, according to the newspaper Cumhuriyet and other media reports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026