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 Petey Halpin almost tagged Jackson for a two-out homer, the ball instead succumbing to gravity near the warning track. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The nightmare grows more and more fierce as guests venture through the haunted house, encountering ferocious Deadites around every turn before succumbing to the evil forces themselves. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 July 2026 Someone on the way out steals that mask, leaving Juliette in danger of succumbing to the poison. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Instead of succumbing to tropey writing, Ellis-Taylor fights hard for specificity. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2026 The incident sent all three people to the hospital, where Zacapala was later pronounced dead after succumbing to his injuries, police said. — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 13 July 2026 In his 1944 book Man-eaters of Kumaon, Corbett recounts how Bachelor survived after being shot through the face, succumbing to the injuries from the subsequent bullets fired at him four days later. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 Local outlet Sport Ro said Muresan was pulled from the water and taken to a local hospital before ultimately succumbing to his injuries. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 There’s little risk of their texts succumbing to humidity or mice. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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Those who wish to remain anonymous can provide information through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 or by submitting a tip online.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
The deadline for submitting a claim for compensation under the settlement is July 27.

— Connor Greene, Time, 24 July 2026

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San Jose had just earned its first win at Portland since 2011, extending its best start in club history, while Orlando came in after surrendering six goals in its previous league match.

— Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
The agency extends its reach without surrendering control — the condition on which any serious government adoption depends.

— Derek Williams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of surrendering

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The effect was named after Nelson Mandela, who many people seemed to remember dying in the 1980s while in prison in South Africa; he actually had been released from jail, served as President of South Africa and died in 2013.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
My peach tree is developing white growths on the limbs and some are dying.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Definition of dying

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Scott Parker’s side were also the first in English football to complete an entire season without ever conceding more than once in a league game.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Coached by Vasil Ristov, Current II went 7-2-1 in regular-season play, scoring 36 goals while conceding just six.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of conceding

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The desire for expediency—get-rich-quick schemes—almost inevitably leads to disaster, as the lure of wealth often culminates in despair—a roller-coaster lifestyle—without a methodical result-yielding strategy.

— David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
As of the writing of this book, the proposals have not been successful in yielding a federal program for African Americans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of yielding

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Buzzy semiconductor stocks that surged earlier this year have struggled to maintain their momentum, with the popular iShares Semiconductor index falling nearly 20% from its early-June peak.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
That surpasses the original Galaxy Watch Ultra's 590mAh cell, which lasted 46 hours in my testing with the always-on display enabled, again falling just short of the company’s estimate (48 hours).

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

Definition of falling

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Winds gusted up to 80 miles per hour, bowing palm trees and knocking down power lines that sparked the fires.

— Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired his commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, on Tuesday, bowing to pressure after the removal of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov sparked the fiercest leadership crisis of his presidency.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 July 2026

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Julie Chen Moonves shares her thoughts on that wild Big Brother premiere, including Rachel Reilly perishing in a volcano.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Authorities have publicly identified four people who lost their lives over the last week in San Diego County traffic crashes, with three of the victims perishing in head-on collisions in the eastern reaches of the region.

— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026