Synonyms of surrendering

surrendering 1 of 3

adjective

as in yielding

Related Words

• yielding
• subordinate
• acquiescent
• obliging
• dutiful
• agreeable
• subservient
• amiable
• servile
• obedient
• submissive
• slavish
• fawning
• docile
• obsequious
• kowtowing
• soft
• compliant
• amenable
• conformable
• duteous
• restrained
• placable
• obeisant
• tractable
• orderly
• inhibited
• disciplined
• biddable
• constrained
• repressed
• decorous
• controllable
• law-abiding
• mannerly
• manageable
• tame
• meek
• teachable
• gentle
• curbed
• mild
• trainable
• governable
• disciplinable
• handleable

Dissimilar Words

• contrary
• defiant
• wayward
• willful
• rebellious
• refractory
• recalcitrant
• rebel
• disobedient
• unruly
• noncompliant
• insurgent
• stubborn
• restive
• insubordinate
• obstinate
• ungovernable
• intractable
• mutinous
• balky
• wild
• uncontrollable
• contumacious
• unyielding
• obstreperous
• untoward
• resistant
• obdurate
• dogged
• defiant
• unmanageable
• unamenable
• peevish
• mulish
• bad
• hardheaded
• headstrong
• perverse
• errant
• incompliant
• disorderly
• froward
• balky
• naughty
• mischievous
• pigheaded
• undisciplined
• self-willed
• dissident
• disrespectful
• insolent
• impudent
• nonconformist
• misbehaving
• rude
• impolite
• ill-bred
• ill-mannered

surrendering

2 of 3

noun

as in relinquishment

Related Words

• relinquishment
• dispossession
• transferal
• nonpossession

Dissimilar Words

• control
• possession
• hands
• enjoyment
• ownership
• power
• keeping
• authority
• command
• proprietorship
• mastery
• dominion

surrendering

3 of 3

verb

present participle of surrender

1

as in relinquishing

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 & Similar Words

• relinquishing
• rendering
• delivering
• ceding
• yielding
• abandoning
• transferring
• resigning
• turning in
• committing
• laying down
• giving up
• turning over
• entrusting
• handing over
• waiving
• forfeiting
• releasing
• coughing up
• renouncing
• discarding
• consigning
• deserting
• shedding
• forsaking
• parting (with)
• abnegating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• retaining
• withholding

2

as in succumbing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in resigning

to give up (as a position of authority) formally

the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquishing
• resigning
• abdicating
• renouncing
• ceding
• denying
• stepping down (from)
• waiving
• abnegating
• vacating
• abandoning
• disavowing
• stepping aside (from)
• disclaiming
• abjuring
• forsaking
• disowning
• yielding
• deserting
• demitting
• giving up
• handing over
• quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• claiming
• assuming
• appropriating
• seizing
• protecting
• confiscating
• securing
• defending
• arrogating
• taking over
• usurping
• guarding
• safeguarding
• wresting

4

as in submitting

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

5

as in falling

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

6

as in indulging

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indulging
• abandoning
• yielding
• delivering
• reveling
• giving up
• overdoing
• basking
• overindulging
• rolling
• wallowing
• luxuriating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• eschewing
• restraining
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• checking
• forgoing
• inhibiting
• forbearing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surrendering

Adjective

The Mule lands on the planet, and Indbur the weasel immediately kneels before the pirate, completely surrendering. — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025

Noun

He was eventually talked into surrendering. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026

Anderson has spent her career making albums, visual art, and films that deal with the surrendering of humanity to technology, loss, and even Amelia Earhart. — David Harris, SPIN, 11 May 2026

When officers arrived, Martinez holed up inside the home and held police at bay until he was coaxed into surrendering. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026

But there’s also the surrendering. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026

May Lau has done untold damage to children, both physically and psychologically, and the surrendering of her Texas medical license is a major victory for our state. — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Verb

San Jose had just earned its first win at Portland since 2011, extending its best start in club history, while Orlando came in after surrendering six goals in its previous league match. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

The agency extends its reach without surrendering control — the condition on which any serious government adoption depends. — Derek Williams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

That veteran presence will be helpful for a New York roster that’s leaning younger these days, but Pettersson understands that better results will be required to justify Drury surrendering a 2030 first-round pick (top-10 protected) for him. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Gilley was granted a $1 million bond the same month, conditioned on surrendering his passport and wearing an ankle monitor. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

England was knocked out of the World Cup in painful fashion on Wednesday, surrendering two goals in the final 15 minutes of its semifinal clash with Argentina. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 July 2026

There is no formal consensus, however, and no faction willing to move first on anything that could be portrayed as surrendering leverage, legitimizing the bombing campaign, or handing Trump a clear victory. — Sanam Vakil, Time, 16 July 2026

The women were shamed into surrendering their babies by their families and a powerful church. — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Former White Sox Aaron Civale (5-7) took the loss for the Athletics after surrendering four runs on six hits in 2 1/3 innings. — ABC News, 10 July 2026