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gave in

VERB

admit defeat

Synonyms

WEAK

abandon back down bail out bow out buckle under capitulate cave in cease cede chicken out collapse comply concede cry uncle cut out desist despair drop drop like a hot potato fold forswear hand over leave off pull out quit relinquish resign stop submit surrender take the oath throw in the towel waive walk out on wash one's hands of yield

Antonyms

WEAK

fight hold out stand up to withstand

VERB

admit defeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back down capitulate cave in cease cede comply concede give up hand over pull out quit relinquish submit surrender yield

WEAK

bail out bow out buckle under chicken out collapse cry uncle cut out desist despair drop fold forswear leave off resign stop waive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue defend deny disobey fight hold keep oppose persevere refuse reject resist retain start win

WEAK

hold out

Example Sentences

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He gave in and was assigned to an army medical unit for a year -- where he met contract soldiers trying to find a way out.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

That’s worse than the forecast executives gave in February, setting a range of flat to up by a percentage in the low single digits.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Jackson’s speech was in some ways reminiscent of—and provided a counterpoint to—a speech that Justice Samuel Alito gave in 2021 defending the court’s use of the emergency docket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

He became famous in 1989 in then-communist Hungary, calling on Russians to go home in a passionate speech he gave in the dying days of the Soviet Union.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Boromir held out long against this choice; but when it became plain that Frodo would follow Aragorn, wherever he went, he gave in.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien