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What is another word for admitted defeat?

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Verb
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(of a game or contest) To have failed to win
lost
suffered defeat
came off second-best
capitulated
failed
fell
felled
succumbed
yielded
yold
bowed out
ceded
collapsed
keeled
lost out
relent
relented
relinquished
went down
abdicated
backed down
bowed
came to grief
came up short
defaulted
fell short
gave in
got the worst
had the worst
laid down arms
threw in the towel
took a licking
went under
came a cropper
crashed out
met one's Waterloo
suffered
took a beating
dropped a bundle
surrendered
come off second-best
yolden
submitted
caved in
given in
come up short
raised the white flag
come a cropper
come to grief
conceded defeat
thrown in the towel
fallen
gone down
taken a licking
gone under
taken a beating
fallen short
threw in the sponge
shown the white flag
thrown in the sponge
given up the struggle
showed the white flag
gave up the struggle
Verb
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Past tense for to surrender or end all resistance to
surrendered
capitulated
submitted
backpedaledUS
backpedalledUK
stopped
withdrew
gave in
gave up
backed down
caved in
gave way
threw in the towel
laid down arms
pulled out
backed out
called it a day
quit
yielded
yold
conceded defeat
succumbed
threw in the sponge
conceded
relented
relent
acquiesced
raised the white flag
bowed
budged
deferred
knuckled under
quitted
folded
blinked
ceded
showed the white flag
fell
felled
put up white flag
buckled under
accepted defeat
crumbled
waved the white flag
agreed
packed it in
complied
tossed it in
fell victim
acceded
gave up the struggle
cried uncle
assented
let go
approved
chickened out
lay down
laid down
cut out
resigned yourself
went down
resigned
buckled
rolled over
threw in your hand
made concessions
ate crow
gave yourself up
went under
concurred
relinquished
came to terms
stopped trying
gave away the store
bowed to
retreated
fell in line
accepted
ate humble pie
went along with
humbled oneself
gave ground
bended
bent
said uncle
hoisted the white flag
surrendered to
bent the knee
kowtowed
caved
dropped
lost
bailed out
collapsed
bowed out
desisted
turned in
cried quits
suffered defeat
broke
folded up
turned over
called it quits
abdicated
gave oneself over
weakened
brake
gave
threw up the sponge
threw up one's hands
wimped out
backed off
had no fight left
yolden
fallen
given in
given way
thrown in the towel
shown the white flag
gone under
eaten humble pie
thrown in the sponge
gone along with
gone down
given yourself up
eaten crow
given up
truckled
knuckled
complied with
come to terms
given up the struggle
put one's tail between one's legs
gave in to
given in to
adhered
conformed
honouredUK
respected
honoredUS
obeyed
accommodated
broken
admitted
observed
heeded
agreed with
subjugated
subdued
genuflected
cooperated with
acquiesced in
passed into the hands of
concurred with
acted in accordance with
thrown in your hand
fell to pieces
yielded to
fallen victim to
chucked it in
submitted to
fell victim to
rolled over and play dead
died of
passed into enemy hands
given
withdrawn
given oneself over
eaten dirt
ate dirt
given ground
thrown up one's hands
showed white flag
shown white flag
lain down
fallen in line
given away the store
thrown up the sponge
“His own stubbornness got the better of him, and he refused to admit defeat.”
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