Synonyms of succumbing

succumbing

verb

present participle of succumb

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• submitting
• conceding
• surrendering
• bowing
• yielding
• capitulating
• budging
• quitting
• relenting
• blinking
• giving in
• acquiescing
• throwing in the towel
• knuckling under
• deferring
• saying uncle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisting
• fighting
• contending
• facing
• confronting
• opposing
• combating
• battling
• countering
• meeting
• defying
• objecting
• repelling
• withstanding
• thwarting
• holding off
• breasting

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• submitting
• surrendering
• yielding
• bowing
• indulging
• giving in
• caving (in)
• gratifying
• wallowing
• catering (to)
• conceding (to)
• buckling (under)
• acquiescing (to)
• knuckling under
• giving over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisting
• facing
• fighting
• confronting
• opposing
• combating
• battling
• countering
• meeting
• defying
• objecting
• withstanding
• repelling
• thwarting
• rejecting
• holding off
• checking
• breasting
• restraining
• inhibiting
• curbing
• stifling
• constraining
• bridling

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dying
• falling
• perishing
• departing
• disappearing
• ending
• expiring
• exiting
• going
• fading
• passing (on)
• parting
• dropping
• checking out
• croaking
• passing away
• stepping out
• buying it
• deceasing
• kicking off
• flatlining
• kicking in
• demising
• pegging out
• popping off
• failing
• kicking the bucket
• snuffing it
• giving up the ghost
• conking (out)
• biting the dust
• consuming
• predeceasing
• drying up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• breathing
• lingering
• coming to
• being
• reviving
• existing
• flourishing
• subsisting
• thriving
• prospering

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrendering
• submitting
• falling
• capitulating
• collapsing
• bowing
• giving up
• giving (in)
• buckling
• relinquishing
• knuckling under
• losing
• conceding
• caving (in)
• failing
• folding
• handing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standing
• enduring
• fighting
• resisting
• opposing
• withstanding
• overcoming
• winning
• prevailing
• defying
• beating
• repelling
• bucking
• conquering
• triumphing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of succumbing

So far there’s no sign of that, and time is running out, although to its credit the EU, with its Industrial Accelerator Act, wants urgent action to save local automakers from succumbing to ballooning Chinese sales. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

His father was by his side for the rise, but his father never saw this fight happen, succumbing to his failing lungs. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Lucas Digne forced his way into the France XI but came unstuck against Lamine Yamal in the semi-finals and Youri Tielemans led Belgium well as captain before succumbing to injury and missing their last-eight defeat by Spain. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 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

The affidavit identifies the deceased as Dante McGinnis and says he was found in the store’s drive-thru area before succumbing to injuries at University of Louisville Hospital. — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 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