SUCCUMBED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

succumbed

verb

past tense of succumb

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

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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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of succumbed He was later transported to a local hospital but subsequently succumbed to his injuries, according to the police. —

Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026 After filming, Eric Dane, who brilliantly portrayed tortured parent Cal Jacobs, succumbed to the effects of ALS in February of this year. —

Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026 Nearly all their couple friends had succumbed by now. —

Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026 Two occupants of the sailboat sustained serious injuries, the DA’s office said, and one of the occupants, 70-year-old Patricia Cicalese, succumbed to her injuries. —

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Unfortunately, the person succumbed to the injuries. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Gus became a human resources officer at a large manufacturing corporation, but heartbreakingly succumbed to cancer at age 57 in 2005. —

David McGrath, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 Gus became a human resources officer at a large manufacturing corporation, but heartbreakingly succumbed to cancer at age 57 in 2005. —

David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 Elaine Dube succumbed to her injuries and died at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. —

Francie Ebert, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026

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But the budget proposal submitted to Congress this month does not request funding for a single new bed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Its journey from book to screen started when Lindqvist’s literary agent offered the novel to Media Res head of international Lars Blomgren in spring 2023, who then submitted it to Carlsten a couple of months later.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026