giving in

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

fight hold out stand up to withstand

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

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

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

hold out

acceptance assent concurrence consent obedience yielding

accession approval compliance conformity permission resignation submission submissiveness

disagreement dissent refusal

denial fight nonconformity resistance veto

insubordination rebellion

acknowledgment admission compromise deal grant permit privilege

allowance assent authorization boon buyback confession cop-out indulgence permission rollback sellout surrender trade-off warrant

giveback

disagreement

denial

difference disputation fighting protest refusal repudiation

capitulation resignation

acquiescence appeasement assent bowing defeatism deference docility humbleness humility malleability meekness nonresistance obedience passivism passivity prostration servility subjection submissiveness surrender tractability unassertiveness yielding

backing down cringing pliabilty recreancy submitting

disagreement disobedience rebellion

fight resistance

backing down capitulation caving in flag of truce retreat submission throwing in the towel truce flag

accommodating deferential dutiful meek obedient passive

abject acquiescent amenable bowing down comformable complying docile domesticated humble ingratiating lowly malleable menial nonresistant nonresisting obeisant obeying obsequious patient pliable pliant resigned servile slavish subdued tame tractable uncomplaining unresisting yes yielding

disobedient immodest

fighting intractable resistant unyielding