Synonyms of submits

submits

verb

present tense third-person singular of submit

1

as in succumbs

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

in the end he submitted and agreed to take that awful-tasting medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbs
• concedes
• surrenders
• capitulates
• bows
• relents
• yields
• gives in
• budges
• blinks
• acquiesces
• quits
• defers
• throws in the sponge
• knuckles under
• throws in the towel
• says uncle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resists
• contends
• meets
• opposes
• confronts
• fights
• faces
• counters
• defies
• breasts
• repels
• objects
• withstands
• holds off
• combats
• thwarts
• battles

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• resists
• contends
• meets
• opposes
• confronts
• fights
• faces
• counters
• defies
• breasts
• repels
• objects
• withstands
• holds off
• combats
• thwarts
• battles

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2

as in surrenders

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)

refusing to submit to sleep, she stayed by her son's hospital bed the whole night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbs
• surrenders
• yields
• bows
• gives in
• indulges
• gratifies
• caters (to)
• caves (in)
• wallows
• concedes (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• buckles (under)
• knuckles under
• gives over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resists
• meets
• opposes
• confronts
• faces
• counters
• defies
• breasts
• objects
• rejects
• repels
• fights
• withstands
• combats
• holds off
• thwarts
• inhibits
• checks
• battles
• restrains
• constrains
• curbs
• stifles
• bridles

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• resists
• meets
• opposes
• confronts
• faces
• counters
• defies
• breasts
• objects
• rejects
• repels
• fights
• withstands
• combats
• holds off
• thwarts
• inhibits
• checks
• battles
• restrains
• constrains
• curbs
• stifles
• bridles

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3

as in capitulates

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces

the fort's commander received orders not to submit under any circumstances, as reinforcements were on the way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbs
• surrenders
• capitulates
• falls
• collapses
• relinquishes
• gives (in)
• gives up
• concedes
• knuckles under
• bows
• loses
• buckles
• fails
• folds
• caves (in)
• hands over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stands
• endures
• opposes
• resists
• defies
• wins
• fights
• overcomes
• withstands
• beats
• prevails
• repels
• bucks
• conquers
• triumphs

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• stands
• endures
• opposes
• resists
• defies
• wins
• fights
• overcomes
• withstands
• beats
• prevails
• repels
• bucks
• conquers
• triumphs

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