Synonyms of succumbed

succumbed

verb

past tense of succumb

1

as in submitted

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 & Similar Words

• submitted
• conceded
• surrendered
• bowed
• yielded
• capitulated
• budged
• quit
• relented
• blinked
• gave in
• acquiesced
• threw in the towel
• knuckled under
• said uncle
• deferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• fought
• contended
• opposed
• confronted
• faced
• met
• objected
• countered
• defied
• battled
• repelled
• thwarted
• held off
• withstood
• combated
• breasted

2

as in surrendered

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 & Similar Words

• submitted
• surrendered
• yielded
• bowed
• indulged
• gave in
• caved (in)
• gratified
• catered (to)
• wallowed
• conceded (to)
• acquiesced (to)
• buckled (under)
• knuckled under
• gave over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• opposed
• confronted
• faced
• met
• fought
• objected
• countered
• defied
• battled
• repelled
• thwarted
• withstood
• rejected
• held off
• combated
• checked
• inhibited
• restrained
• constrained
• stifled
• curbed
• breasted
• bridled

3

as in died

to stop living

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• died
• fell
• perished
• departed
• disappeared
• expired
• ended
• passed (on)
• went
• exited
• passed away
• deceased
• faded
• bought it
• checked out
• stepped out
• croaked
• dropped
• parted
• demised
• kicked off
• kicked in
• pegged out
• popped off
• snuffed it
• kicked the bucket
• flatlined
• gave up the ghost
• conked (out)
• bit the dust
• failed
• consumed
• predeceased
• dried up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lived
• breathed
• came to
• revived
• lingered
• was
• existed
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• subsisted

4

as in fell

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrendered
• fell
• capitulated
• submitted
• gave (in)
• bowed
• collapsed
• gave up
• knuckled under
• relinquished
• conceded
• buckled
• lost
• failed
• caved (in)
• handed over
• folded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stood
• endured
• resisted
• opposed
• fought
• won
• defied
• overcame
• withstood
• prevailed
• beat
• repelled
• conquered
• bucked
• triumphed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of succumbed

Even those who have succumbed to cancer are able to be sent off like this, since toxic chemotherapy drugs are usually long gone from the body by the time of passing. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

The city’s Medical Examiner ruled the victim’s death a homicide after determining Wong succumbed to stab wounds to his neck and torso. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

She was evacuated by ambulance to a local hospital but succumbed to her injuries shortly after arriving, according to local reports. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Institutional reforms, including the professionalization of government bureaucracies at the federal and local levels, slowly constricted these political machines until the last holdout in Chicago succumbed by the late 1970s. — Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Shakur succumbed to his gunshot wounds six days after being gunned down. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

He was shot four times and succumbed to his injuries six days later. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Mark died last year, at sixty-two, from cancer; Bragg’s older brother, Sam, had also succumbed to the disease a few years earlier, at sixty-four. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Others succumbed to their wounds or the conditions endured in captivity. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026