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succumbed (to)

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past tense of succumb (to)

Synonyms & Antonyms of succumbed (to)

as in died (from)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for succumbed (to)

died (from)

broke out (with)

failed,
languished,
sank
(or sunk),
wasted (away),
weakened,
wilted,
withered,
worsened

came down (with),
caught,
contracted,
got,
sickened (with),
took,
went down (with)
[chiefly British]

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for succumbed (to)

came back,
gained,
healed,
mended,
recouped,
recovered,
recuperated,
snapped back

rallied,
rebounded,
recovered (from),
shook (off)

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succumbed (to)

succumbing

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“Succumbed (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succumbed%20%28to%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.

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