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 Long shot Wayne’s Law led early, only to be overtaken in the final turn by 6-5 favorite Nearly, who was passed in mid-stretch by The Puma, who narrowly succumbed to Commandment at the wire. —

Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 Luis Daniel Gutierrez Mora, 31, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Tuesday, CMPD said in a March 25 news release. —

Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026 The Aggies put up a good fight but ultimately succumbed 78-66 at Viejas Arena in the final chance for the little guy. —

Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 The siblings, who succumbed to smoke inhalation, were found in the living room about seven feet apart. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 Police said the woman succumbed to her injuries at the hospital and was pronounced deceased. —

Tim Fang, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 Imagine that Apple had succumbed during Jobs’ exile, long before the iPhone et al were invented. —

Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026 All five were brought to local hospitals where the 25-year-old succumbed to his injuries. —

Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 21 Mar. 2026 The victims in that incident were transported to a hospital, but the child succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead there. —

Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026

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Earlier this month, the company submitted another filing that blamed Amazon for all the delays.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Meg Wichlinski, chair of the Opioid Settlement Committee, said eight requests were submitted for funding through the county’s portion of the settlement from a giant lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026