SURRENDERED Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

surrendered

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past tense of surrender

as in relinquished

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

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as in succumbed

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) the father refused to surrender to his son's constant begging for a BB gun

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as in resigned

to give up (as a position of authority) formally the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir

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as in submitted

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

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as in fell

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

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as in indulged

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing

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Recent Examples of surrendered The Giants got another run when Lee homered in the eighth, but the eight runs that Houser surrendered were too much to overcome. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026 Argentina eventually surrendered in June of that year after at least 900 people were killed. —

Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Apr. 2026 Vesia surrendered a two-run triple to Swanson and an RBI single to Nico Hoerner, cutting the Dodgers’ lead to one. —

Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Following a brief standoff, the suspect surrendered, Maurer said. —

Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 Scarlatos surrendered to the district attorney’s office Monday and was arraigned before District Court Judge Jonathan Bloom on a charge of grand larceny in the second degree, a Class C felony. —

Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 To ensure that Ember found another home, the dog's former owner surrendered the dog to the Alaqua Animal Refuge, a no-kill rescue dedicated to helping homeless pets. —

Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Since when in 250 years has America surrendered democracy to one person, putting aside the law and the Constitution? —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 Walsh picked up his fourth foul two seconds into the second half, then surrendered a Bridges 3-pointer. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

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This suggests that Bronze Age individuals relinquished pieces of their wealth as a sacred offering.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Siavash Ghoreishi, a pediatrician in private practice, and Jila Khorsand, a pathologist with a large medical group, both relinquished their medical licenses shortly after their daughter's death and have disputed Scott's claims.

— Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026