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give in

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
defend deny disobey fight oppose persevere refuse reject resist win
WEAK
hold out

Example Sentences

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“He could relate to my problems, my environment. The drive, the determination, not to give in to the ghetto, to make something of my life, stems from my relations with him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He demanded so many things, so inconsistently, that even if the Iranians were willing to give in, they wouldn’t know what they needed to do.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

“You always have to give in to love,” he is forced to conclude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Soon after, he announced a "framework for a future deal" around the US and Greenland, after Denmark and Nato allies made it clear that they would not give in to his calls to relinquish sovereignty.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

I understood that, but I wasn’t going to give in.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier