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admit defeat v.
admit defeat v.

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

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gave in

I’m usually hesitant to order chicken at a restaurant, and after repeatedly eyeing Birch’s version from afar, I finally gave in on my most recent visit.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

She also intends to refund a $2,500 contribution that Bakewell gave in 2025 to Bass’ anti-recall committee and $1,800 he gave to her reelection campaign in 2024, Stack said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Dubbed the "one-woman WikiLeaks", she never gave in to attempts at intimidation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

This is the question posed by Radio 1's Jack Saunders to Charli XCX about an answer she gave in their last interview.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Arul and I gave in to our laughter, too.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman