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surrender

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of surrender

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another

  • the police demanded the surrender of all hostages as a condition for allowing the hijackers safe passage out of the country
Synonyms of surrender

capitulating, capitulation, cession, handover, relinquishment, rendition, submission, submitting
Words Related to surrender

acceptance, acquiescence, concession

compromise

appeasement, conciliation, reconcilement, reconciliation

capture, fall
Near Antonyms of surrender

resistance

surrender

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of surrender

1 to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

  • the toddler surrendered the doll to her mother after a brief struggle
  • the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot
Synonyms of surrender

cede, cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down, relinquish, render, turn in, turn over, yield
Words Related to surrender

commit, consign, entrust (also intrust), transfer

forfeit, release, waive

abnegate, renounce, resign

abandon, desert, discard, forsake, part (with), shed
Near Antonyms of surrender

keep, retain, withhold

2 to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

  • the father refused to surrender to his sonʼs constant begging for a BB gun
Synonyms of surrender

blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, relent, submit, succumb, yield
Words Related to surrender

acquiesce

defer
Phrases Synonymous with surrender

say uncle, throw in the towel (also throw in the sponge)
Near Antonyms of surrender

contend, fight, hold off

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand
Antonyms of surrender

resist

3 to give up (as a position of authority) formally

  • the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir
Synonyms of surrender

abdicate, abnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step aside (from), step down (from)
Words Related to surrender

abjure, demit, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, waive

forsake, give up, hand over, yield

abandon, desert, quit, vacate
Near Antonyms of surrender

appropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscate

seize, take over, usurp, wrest

defend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure

4 to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)

  • determined to give up smoking, she so far has not surrendered to her incessant desire to have a cigarette
Synonyms of surrender

bow, cave (in), give in, submit, succumb, yield
Words Related to surrender

cater (to), gratify, indulge, wallow

acquiesce (to), concede (to)

buckle (under), knuckle under

give over (to)
Near Antonyms of surrender

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, fight, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand

reject

bridle, check, constrain, curb, inhibit, restrain, stifle
Antonyms of surrender

hold off, resist

5 to yield to the control or power of enemy forces

  • General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War
Synonyms of surrender

capitulate, fall, give up, knuckle under, submit, succumb
Words Related to surrender

bow, buckle, cave (in), collapse, give (in)

hand over, relinquish

lose

concede, fail, fold
Near Antonyms of surrender

buck, defy, fight, oppose, repel, resist, withstand

beat, overcome, win

conquer, prevail, triumph
Antonyms of surrender

endure, stand

6 to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly

  • laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing
Synonyms of surrender

abandon, deliver, give up, indulge, yield
Words Related to surrender

overdo, overindulge

bask, luxuriate, revel, roll, wallow
Near Antonyms of surrender

abstain (from), eschew, forbear, forgo (also forego), refrain (from)

check, inhibit, restrain
Antonyms of surrender

deny

Synonym Discussion of surrender

relinquish, yield, resign, surrender, abandon, waive mean to give up completely. relinquish usually does not imply strong feeling but may suggest some regret, reluctance, or weakness.
    • relinquished her crown
yield implies concession or compliance or submission to force.
    • the troops yielded ground grudgingly
resign emphasizes voluntary relinquishment or sacrifice without struggle.
    • resigned her position
surrender implies a giving up after a struggle to retain or resist.
    • surrendered their claims
abandon stresses finality and completeness in giving up.
    • abandoned all hope
waive implies conceding or forgoing with little or no compulsion.
    • waived the right to a trial by jury

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