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

The researchers said this means that the current controls by AI companies are prone to being disabled by misbehaving AI and at risk of succumbing to a blitz of AI attacks. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

There have been some close calls, with the closest being a 75-74 defeat in Game 2 of last season’s opening round, a game where Golden State held multiple large leads before succumbing late to a Minnesota comeback. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Walz ended his campaign for a third term in January after succumbing to scrutiny about systemic fraud uncovered in his state’s social services program. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

Once the veteran players and most of the top seeds vanished from the Canadian Open, succumbing to injury and upset, the stakes of the tournament in Montreal took on a new edge. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

There are only 150 to 200 cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections in the United States each year, but the mortality rate is high, with 1 in 5 people succumbing to the infection. — Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

In November 2008, after surviving two months longer than it was designed to, the Phoenix Mars Lander fell silent, succumbing to the harsh Martian winter. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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