SUCCUMBING Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

succumbing

verb

present participle of succumb

as in submitting

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 surrendering

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 dying

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 falling

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 succumbing And then Malinin, 21, imploded in a shocking collapse, succumbing to the enormous pressure of his first Winter Games and finishing an incomprehensible eighth. —

Bora Erden, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026 Her elder two sisters died at 10 and 11; her sister Anne at 29; her ne’er-do-well brother Branwell at 31; and Charlotte at the ripe age of 38—all succumbing to tuberculosis. —

Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026 Inside, rather than succumbing to the pull of an open floor plan, Rai leaned into the home’s distinct zones and cozy nooks, which are evocative of another era. —

Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026 Refer only vaguely to the events in Minnesota, insert a warning about succumbing to peer pressure and emotional manipulation, and advise women to focus on their families. —

Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026 Former New York Jets linebacker Darron Lee has been arrested and charged in the murder of his girlfriend, who was found brutalized at a home in Tennessee on Thursday before succumbing to her injuries. —

Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026 Former New York Jets linebacker Darron Lee has been arrested and charged in the murder of his girlfriend, who was found brutalized at a home in Tennessee on Thursday before succumbing to her injuries. —

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026 After falling behind the times and succumbing to foreclosure, Buckhead’s largest office complex is about to undergo some major changes. —

Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The lack of bone healing at the clavicle shows that the boy likely suffered with his injuries for days before succumbing to them. —

Sara Novak, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2026

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Wright is looking forward to submitting her film to other film festivals after being a part of Balentine’s local series.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Both said they were not contacted by the committee after submitting their complaints.

— Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 12 Feb. 2026