KNUCKLING UNDER Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

knuckling under

verb

present participle of knuckle under

as in succumbing

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 surrendering

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

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So far there’s no sign of that, and time is running out, although to its credit the EU, with its Industrial Accelerator Act, wants urgent action to save local automakers from succumbing to ballooning Chinese sales.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
His father was by his side for the rise, but his father never saw this fight happen, succumbing to his failing lungs.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of succumbing

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Though Springs’ outing was particularly rough Friday, Kotsay said his ability to escape the fourth inning, which saw the Tigers load the bases with one out, after only surrendering one run, was a positive takeaway.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
But at the same time, there was something in really wanting to challenge myself and just surrendering to having the experience of being that person, that felt artistically really satisfying and kind of liberating.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026

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Election officials say July 30 was the highest turnout day so far for early in-person voting, with 15,965 voters submitting ballots.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
According to a source at HBO, there wasn’t much consideration given to submitting A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as a comedy.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of submitting

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Last week, the company agreed to hold the merger until five days after a trial verdict or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first, canceling the injunction hearing and conceding the calendar to its opponents.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
United were kept at bay throughout the first half after conceding early to Arnau Ortiz.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of conceding

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At Night will have a North American premiere in Toronto after bowing in Locarno.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation on Saturday, bowing to mounting pressure after tens of thousands of students and supporters took to the streets demanding his removal and sweeping reforms to India’s examination system.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

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