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Verb
To be surrendering or yielding to someone or something
Present participle for to recant or reverse one's prior position or opinion
Present participle for to retreat, typically from a dangerous situation or adversary
Present participle for to break one's agreement or promise
Present participle for to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
(
of a game or contest
)
Present participle for to fail to win
Present participle for to take back or renege on an initial statement or stance
(
accede to
)
Present participle for to agree to a demand, request, or treaty
Noun
Unconditional surrender
The state in which someone has to accept the control of another person
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To be surrendering or yielding to someone or something
giving up
surrendering
yielding
submitting
capitulating
succumbing
conceding
relenting
acquiescing
quitting
deferring
ceding
falling
folding
blinking
crumbling
giving in
caving in
crying Uncle
knuckling under
admitting defeat
conceding defeat
accepting defeat
throwing in the towel
showing the white flag
buckling under
going under
waving the white flag
eating humble pie
throwing in the sponge
laying down arms
rolling over
tossing it in
putting up white flag
giving way
raising the white flag
bowing
budging
acceding
crying uncle
giving up the struggle
falling victim
agreeing
complying
resigning
packing it in
assenting
concurring
bending
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
relinquishing
buckling
approving
weakening
chickening out
coming to terms
going down
saying uncle
resigning yourself
laying down
eating crow
pulling out
making concessions
giving yourself up
giving
bowing to
giving away the store
going along with
caving
collapsing
kowtowing
dropping
bending the knee
surrendering to
hoisting the white flag
giving ground
humbling oneself
losing
desisting
breaking
bowing out
bailing out
cutting out
letting go
crying quits
folding up
giving oneself over
turning in
abdicating
suffering defeat
turning over
calling it quits
retreating
accepting
falling in line
throwing in your hand
having no fight left
wimping out
backing off
stopping
withdrawing
calling it a day
backing out
eating dirt
passing into the hands of
falling victim to
falling to pieces
lying down
passing into enemy hands
giving in to
truckling
knuckling
complying with
stopping trying
showing white flag
chucking it in
throwing up the sponge
throwing up one's hands
adhering
putting one's tail between one's legs
dying of
conforming
submitting to
yielding to
rolling over and play dead
subduing
subjugating
genuflecting
concurring with
cooperating with
acquiescing in
heeding
acting in accordance with
observing
honoring
US
honouring
UK
respecting
obeying
accommodating
agreeing with
admitting
more ❯
“The Lord Advocate was clearly very unhappy that the Crown was being forced to
back down
against such a high-profile litigant as Argyll.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to recant or reverse one's prior position or opinion
retracting
recanting
backtracking
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
withdrawing
reversing
reconsidering
conceding
demurring
about-facing
taking back
backing off
changing your mind
dooing an about-face
doing an about-turn
eating your words
going back
doing a U-turn
eating humble pie
doing a volte-face
admitting you were wrong
withdrawing from agreement or statement
changing
retreating
rethinking
backing out
budging
changing mind
relenting
swallowing
giving way
compromising
flip-flopping
retroceding
having second thoughts
admitting that one is wrong
eating crow
singing a different song
making concessions
conceding defeat
doubling back
changing one's attitude
changing your decision
giving in
turning back
more ❯
“He won't
back down
from his opinion that there was a risk of contamination at the lab.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to retreat, typically from a dangerous situation or adversary
retreating
withdrawing
recoiling
fleeing
backing away
backing off
pulling back
backing out
drawing back
falling back
moving away
moving back
pulling out
retiring
taking to your heels
showing a clean pair of heels
making a getaway
folding
flying the coop
shrinking
doing a bunk
scraming
skipping off
clearing out
bolting
receding
giving way
beating a hasty retreat
making a break for it
breaking
splitting
departing
bugging out
legging it
going
doing a runner
disengaging
vamoosing
scramming
vacating
cutting out
flying
skedaddling
lighting out
running away
leaving
escaping
hooking it
making off
doing a fade
hightailing it
running
peeling out
beating a retreat
taking flight
heading for the hills
scarpering
making a run for it
evacuating
quitting
taking off
going away
running for it
levanting
making a quick exit
eluding
turning tail
cutting and run
beating it
decamping
taking a powder
abandoning
going back
evading
giving ground
running off
more ❯
“Victor is forced
back down
away from the driver's side door and takes cover in front of the van as glass and metal shower the area around him.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to break one's agreement or promise
reneging
cancelling
UK
canceling
US
copping out
finking out
backing off
going back on
backing out
pulling out
chickening out
welshing
withdrawing
wiggling out
shying from
weaseling out
worming out
weaselling out
begging off
getting cold feet
avoiding
giving up
dropping out
having no stomach for
throwing in the towel
wimping out
bottling it
blowing it off
wussing out
funking out
losing your nerve
piking on
crapping out
yielding
turning yellow
bowing out
thinking better of
bottling out
abandoning
reneging on
recanting
surrendering
backpedalling
UK
scratching
repudiating
retreating from
resigning
backpedaling
US
withdrawing from
calling off
pulling out of
crying off
failing to honour
defaulting on
changing your mind
chickening out of
getting cold feet about
backing out of
backtracking on
breaking your word
retracting
breaking
defaulting
backtracking
reconsidering
betraying
welching
copping out of
having second thoughts
ratting on
dooing an about-face
breaking promise
failing to honor
backing down on
taking back
rowing back on
going back on your word
breaking a promise
quitting
getting out of
bowing out of
getting out
stepping down
stopping participating in
stopping participating
getting off
stopping
pulling
more ❯
“But even with her future hanging in the balance, she couldn't
back down
from her promise to Azeez.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
copping out
bypassing
escaping
sidestepping
avoiding
dodging
ducking
evading
shirking
shrinking from
skipping
skirting round
skiving
abandoning
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
bilking
cutting
declining
deserting
excusing
funking
quitting
rationalising
UK
rationalizing
US
reneging
renouncing
revoking
running away from
skiving off
steering clear of
welshing
withdrawing
backing off
backing out
backing out of
ducking out of
getting out
getting out of
having alibi
pulling out of
sliding out of
using pretext
weaseling out
weaselling out
wriggling out of
giving the slip
Verb
▲
(
of a game or contest
)
Present participle for to fail to win
losing
suffering defeat
capitulating
coming off second-best
failing
falling
succumbing
yielding
bowing out
ceding
collapsing
going down
keeling
losing out
relenting
relinquishing
abdicating
admitting defeat
bowing
coming to grief
coming up short
defaulting
falling short
getting the worst
giving in
going under
having the worst
laying down arms
taking a licking
throwing in the towel
coming a cropper
crashing out
meeting one's Waterloo
suffering
taking a beating
dropping a bundle
Verb
▲
Present participle for to take back or renege on an initial statement or stance
withdrawing
retracting
unsaying
abjuring
recalling
recanting
disavowing
renouncing
repudiating
disclaiming
taking back
abnegating
backtracking
foreswearing
forswearing
reneging
repealing
rescinding
revoking
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
abrogating
going back on
reneging on
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
backing off
withcalling
reversing
eating your words
canceling
US
cancelling
UK
backing out
changing mind
dialing back
about-facing
denying
dooing an about-face
disowning
apologizing
US
retreating
countermanding
annulling
apologising
UK
retroceding
abandoning
relinquishing
welshing
receding
contradicting
calling off
weaseling out
weaselling out
calling back
having change of heart
backtracking on
falling back
rethinking
reconsidering
worming out of
drawing back
backing out of
doing an about-turn on
changing
doing a U-turn on
changing one's tune
going back on your word
changing opinion
doubling back
changing your mind
having second thoughts
shifting one's ground
going into reverse
singing a different song
going back
deciding against
flip-flopping
thinking better of
eating humble pie
retrograding
apostatizing
forsaking
eating crow
suspending
eliminating
nullifying
voiding
excluding
relenting
rowing back on
forgetting it
ruling out
retiring
regressing
altering
amending
backing
backing up
moving backwards
doing a volte-face
driving back
turning tail
driving backwards
going backward
moving back
moving backward
backing away
turning back
setting aside
turning the tables
rejecting
spurning
eschewing
dropping
giving up
shunning
washing your hands of
kicking
gainsaying
disaffirming
dispensing with
throwing off
doing away with
avoiding
refraining
packing in
jacking in
breaking
defaulting on
defaulting
retreating from
failing to honour
withdrawing from
welshing on
pulling out of
ratting on
copping out of
abdicating
refusing
forgoing
declining
breaking promise
conceding
breaking a promise
breaking your word
forbearing
casting aside
abstaining from
turning back on
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Verb
▲
(
accede to
)
Present participle for to agree to a demand, request, or treaty
acceding
accepting
allowing
granting
approving
acquiescing
assenting
complying
consenting
endorsing
engaging
okaying
permitting
recognising
UK
recognizing
US
undertaking
astipulating
complying with
comprobating
relenting
agreeing to
acquiescing to
assenting to
caving in to
consenting to
acquiescing in
conceding to
relenting to
coming round
concurring with
cooperating with
entering into
going along with
playing ball
coming round to
giving your blessing
yielding to
backing down to
deferring to
giving in to
giving way to
surrendering to
giving the go-ahead
giving carte blanche
giving the green light
giving the nod
saying yes
throwing in the towel
rolling over and play dead
Noun
▲
Unconditional surrender
white flag
capitulation
caving in
flag of truce
giving in
retreat
submission
throwing in the towel
truce flag
Noun
▲
The state in which someone has to accept the control of another person
submission
compliance
obedience
deference
acquiescence
docility
submissiveness
conformity
dutifulness
subservience
yielding
tractability
meekness
biddability
servility
malleability
passivity
resignation
surrender
duteousness
assent
tameness
tractableness
manageability
patience
subordination
subjection
obsequiousness
bowing
humility
unassertiveness
capitulation
obeisance
nonresistance
humbleness
bootlicking
appeasement
capitulating
consent
cringing
defeatism
passivism
pliabilty
prostration
recreancy
submitting
non-resistance
giving in
self-abasement
self-effacement
acceptance of one's fate
compliancy
respect
accordance
duty
reverence
conformability
observance
agreement
willingness
complaisance
amenability
amenableness
passiveness
biddableness
orderliness
quietness
forbearance
abidance
acceptance
respectfulness
adherence
caving in
conformance
sufferance
pliability
concession
piety
reluctant agreement
controllability
manipulability
accession
sycophancy
timidity
weakness
fearfulness
concurrence
keeping
diffidence
demureness
observation
throwing in the towel
truce flag
flag of truce
retreat
conforming
loyalty
faithfulness
conceding
lack of resistance
concord
relenting
devotion
discipline
impressionability
long-suffering
allegiance
veneration
devoutness
mindfulness
fealty
cave in
servitude
fear
tolerance
longanimity
inferiority
phlegm
white flag
fatalism
patientness
lowliness
forbearing
resignedness
acknowledgment
US
relinquishment
abandonment
acknowledgement
UK
endurance
lack of protest
lack of complaint
relegation
dependence
inferior
reduction
acceptance of the inevitable
giving up
inferior status
demotion
inferior position
secondary status
secondary position
receptiveness
susceptibility
pliancy
openness
suggestibility
vulnerability
agreeableness
accommodativeness
receptivity
responsiveness
amiability
obligingness
cooperation
ingenuousness
impressionableness
good-naturedness
disposition
inclination
cooperativeness
sensitivity
volition
readiness
susceptibleness
enthusiasm
desire
will
peacefulness
gentleness
eagerness
gameness
preparedness
persuadability
open-mindedness
motivation
keenness
zeal
vulnerableness
ductility
accessibility
docileness
courtesy
kindness
friendliness
politeness
perviousness
suggestibleness
credulity
credulousness
flexibility
consensualness
reactivity
reactiveness
gullibility
flattery
observance of the rules
observance of the law
perceptivity
perceptiveness
unctuousness
alacrity
smarminess
goodwill
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