succumb | Definition of succumb

1 to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair

Synonyms of succumb

blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, relent, submit, surrender, yield

Words Related to succumb

acquiesce

defer

Phrases Synonymous with succumb

say uncle, throw in the towel (also throw in the sponge)

Near Antonyms of succumb

contend, fight, hold off

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand

Antonyms of succumb

resist

2 to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)

refused to succumb to her fears and defiantly walked through the dark cemetery

Synonyms of succumb

bow, cave (in), give in, submit, surrender, yield

Words Related to succumb

cater (to), gratify, indulge, wallow

acquiesce (to), concede (to)

buckle (under), knuckle under

give over (to)

Near Antonyms of succumb

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, fight, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand

reject

bridle, check, constrain, curb, inhibit, restrain, stifle

Antonyms of succumb

hold off, resist

3 to stop living

the patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes

Synonyms of succumb

check out, conk (out), croak [slang], decease, demise, depart, die, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, go, kick in [slang], kick off [slang], part, pass (on), pass away, peg out [chiefly British], perish, pop off, step out

Words Related to succumb

predecease

consume, disappear, dry up, fade, fail

Phrases Synonymous with succumb

bite the dust, buy it (or buy the farm), give up the ghost, kick the bucket, snuff it [British]

Near Antonyms of succumb

come to, revive

linger

be, exist, subsist

flourish, prosper, thrive

Antonyms of succumb

breathe, live

4 to yield to the control or power of enemy forces

the doctor worked tirelessly until finally he, too, succumbed to the fever

Synonyms of succumb

capitulate, fall, give up, knuckle under, submit, surrender

Words Related to succumb

bow, buckle, cave (in), collapse, give (in)

hand over, relinquish

lose

concede, fail, fold

Near Antonyms of succumb

buck, defy, fight, oppose, repel, resist, withstand

beat, overcome, win

conquer, prevail, triumph

Antonyms of succumb

endure, stand

Synonyms and Antonyms of succumb

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