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

Moore succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital later in the morning. — Jessie Dimartino, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

One of the shooting victims, later identified as Parker, succumbed to his injuries. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Then, after walking for a couple of blocks, directing withering sneers at the policeman’s reddish face, which was as impassive as that of a stone idol, Gleb cooled down and succumbed to boredom. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Five of the victims were declared dead at the scene while the others succumbed to their injuries while being taken to hospital. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Now life was like that; some days fine and firm and full of whatever, while other days the hoarse bark of the neighbors’ dog or a friend’s grim diagnosis and her body succumbed to an emotional gravity that pulled her into a free fall. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Some trees succumbed to insects after being weakened by drought. — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

The New Jersey native succumbed to organ failure that led to cardiac arrest, the New York Times reported Friday. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Farndon was fired from the band in June 1982 — and just two days later, Honeyman-Scott was dead, having succumbed to heart failure brought on by cocaine use at just 25 years old. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026