KNUCKLES UNDER Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

knuckles under

verb

present tense third-person singular of knuckle under

as in succumbs

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 surrenders

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

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Recent Examples of knuckles under Everyone, including the media, knuckles under. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Feb. 2026

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The results are initially astonishing, but the treatment comes with side effects whenever Hagen succumbs to negative thoughts and emotions.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Ayad Akhtar’s new novel, The Radiance, sometimes succumbs to this temptation.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of succumbs

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When a user submits a request, the provider can subsequently generate a proof that the committed model produced the corresponding output tokens.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
The pet owner then pays for these items out of pocket and submits a reimbursement claim to the provider.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of submits

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The king arbitrarily gives up his power and divides his kingdom among his children.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
In June, the NCAA adopted a new D-I model that generally gives up to five years of eligibility, allowing athletes to stay in college longer and therefore creating fewer roster openings.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of gives up

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Indeed, Laster’s 142-page opinion concedes the legitimacy of SB 21 and its applicability to this case.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Fielder is not conventionally attractive, concedes Breca, a 26-year-old bisexual man in Pennsylvania, but the filmmaker’s salt-and-pepper hair and stubble did something for Breca nonetheless.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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