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 Regretfully, locally foxgloves only last through spring and early summer before succumbing to the heat and humidity of the hot months. —

Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026 Mullins, 26, died on the floor of the store, succumbing to his wounds before paramedics arrived. —

Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 Parker was also fighting tuberculosis at the time, succumbing to the disease just a few months after the battle. —

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 Shepard uses her last ounce of strength to kill the final hitman before succumbing to her injuries. —

Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 In a dramatic departure from the novels, Kay and Dorothy’s father died in an armed robbery, rather than succumbing to leukemia. —

Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026 People are over-relying on the technology, and even succumbing to the illusion that the car is the one driving, said Scott Moura, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Berkeley. —

Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026 That is the birthdate of Somner, who died in late 2024 at age 57, succumbing to anaplastic thyroid cancer. —

Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026 Between Matty Cash’s strike for Villa to defeat City in October and Arsenal succumbing to one of Brentford’s infamously long throws in February, the Premier League pendulum swung 11 times during 18 gameweeks. —

Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026

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This week, Bonta joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general from mainly Democratic states submitting a comment letter to the Postal Service outlining their opposition.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
People can also apply for SNAP by downloading a paper application and submitting it in person at a service center.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 8 May 2026