Synonyms of threw in the towel

threw in the towel

phrase

variants also threw in the sponge

past tense of throw in the towel

as in succumbed

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

The badly beaten wrestler finally had to throw in the towel.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbed
• submitted
• conceded
• surrendered
• gave in
• bowed
• knuckled under
• yielded
• blinked
• relented
• quit
• said uncle
• budged
• capitulated
• acquiesced
• deferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• contended
• fought
• confronted
• opposed
• met
• faced
• objected
• countered
• held off
• repelled
• battled
• thwarted
• defied
• combated
• breasted
• withstood