KNUCKLED UNDER Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

knuckled under

verb

past tense of knuckle under

as in succumbed

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) encouraged her to stand firm and not knuckle under to political pressure

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as in surrendered

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the remote outpost was overrun and forced to knuckle under

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One of the victims, still unidentified, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, police said.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Of course, Franken himself succumbed to the same type of allegations and insinuations.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026

Definition of succumbed

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The sheriff's office said the inmate heard the K-9 unit and surrendered, being taken back into custody without further incident.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 13 July 2026
The tipping point came when Wrobleski surrendered eight runs to the Washington Nationals in his first start last season.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of surrendered

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Nevertheless, the company relied on its lobbying firm, Veritas Public Affairs, to communicate with several city agencies about those panels, records submitted to the city’s Ethics Commission show.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Proposals must be submitted by July 24, according to the file.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

Definition of submitted

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Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026

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After England conceded a second straight corner, this time Norway capitalized.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
Under pressure, Fiji conceded 12 penalties — nine by halftime — and a red card to scrumhalf Simione Kuruvoli for lashing out with his boot into the stomach of Ellis Genge.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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