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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First responders performed life-saving efforts, but the man succumbed to his injuries, the release stated.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2026
Cora and Dawson died that day, and Callan succumbed to his injuries three days later in the hospital.

— Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

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Engine-builder Aerojet Rocketdyne, now split into separate companies, submitted an unsolicited offer to buy ULA for $2 billion in 2015.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
The organization had submitted an application for 2026 SECA funding for Pride Fest, but ultimately withdrew their request before allocations were made.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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The goal came after Furuhashi got loose on a breakaway up the middle of the pitch, only to be felled by New England’s Will Sands in the center of the box, leaving referee Drew Fischer with an easy penalty call.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Mosaic terrazzo floors with a palm motif are nods to both Tiberius’s villas here and the Ethiopian palm that once stood like an icon outside the hotel, which was felled by a storm in the 1960s.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

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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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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

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