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succumb

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of succumb

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

he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair

Synonyms of succumb

blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, relent, submit, surrender, yield

Words Related to succumb

Phrases Synonymous with succumb

say uncle, throw in the towel (also throw in the sponge)

Near Antonyms of succumb

contend, fight, hold off

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand

Antonyms of succumb

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

refused to succumb to her fears and defiantly walked through the dark cemetery

Synonyms of succumb

bow, cave (in), give in, submit, surrender, yield

Words Related to succumb

cater (to), gratify, indulge, wallow

acquiesce (to), concede (to)

buckle (under), knuckle under

Near Antonyms of succumb

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, fight, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand

bridle, check, constrain, curb, inhibit, restrain, stifle

Antonyms of succumb

hold off, resist

3 to stop living

the patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes

Synonyms of succumb

check out, conk (out), croak [slang], decease, demise, depart, die, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, go, kick in [slang], kick off [slang], part, pass (on), pass away, peg out [chiefly British], perish, pop off, step out

Words Related to succumb

consume, disappear, dry up, fade, fail

Phrases Synonymous with succumb

bite the dust, buy it (or buy the farm), give up the ghost, kick the bucket, snuff it [British]

Near Antonyms of succumb

come to, revive

be, exist, subsist

flourish, prosper, thrive

Antonyms of succumb

4 to yield to the control or power of enemy forces

the doctor worked tirelessly until finally he, too, succumbed to the fever

Synonyms of succumb

capitulate, fall, give up, knuckle under, submit, surrender

Words Related to succumb

bow, buckle, cave (in), collapse, give (in)

hand over, relinquish

concede, fail, fold

Near Antonyms of succumb

buck, defy, fight, oppose, repel, resist, withstand

beat, overcome, win

conquer, prevail, triumph

Antonyms of succumb

Synonym Discussion of succumb

yield, submit, capitulate, succumb, relent, defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

- yields too easily in any argument

submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another.

- a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God

capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force.

- officials capitulated to the protesters' demands

succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force.

- a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood

relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand.

- finally relented and let the children stay up late

defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another.

- I defer to your expertise in these matters

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