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

Both victims were rushed to a nearby hospital, where the boy succumbed to injuries sustained in the collisions. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

After clinging to life for three days at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn following the vicious Friday night attack, Suarez, 28, finally succumbed to her injuries Monday, her family said. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Mohammad Issa Alawi from the town of Deir Jarir succumbed to wounds sustained from occupation gunfire a few days ago. — Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

To date, it is estimated that some 400,000 people have already succumbed to starvation because of the drought and the fighting. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Hours after the band released The Same Place’s two lead singles in November 2024, the other half of OTC’s central brain trust, Will Cullen Hart, succumbed to a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

Microsoft , initially higher, succumbed to the tech selloff despite delivering a strong quarter . — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026

The man fell into a coma and succumbed to the disease on October 9, 2026, after life support was withdrawn. — Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

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