accept defeat
Admit you lost
Accept defeat means to acknowledge that you have lost or failed, stopping further resistance or effort.
It implies yielding gracefully rather than continuing a hopeless struggle: After three failed attempts, she finally accepted defeat.
The phrase often carries connotations of maturity or realism—knowing when to quit rather than persisting stubbornly.
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- submitPresent for consideration
- capitulateYield under pressure
cry uncle · lose · forfeit · resign · quit · call it quits · wave white flag · throw in towel · bow out · give up · acknowledge · humbled · eat humble pie · beaten · crushed · deflated · gracious · bitter pill
- Resignationresign, resigned, I give up, I surrender, I concede
- Giving Ingive in, back down, cave in, throw in the towel, wave the white flag
- losing phrasesgame over, you lose, lose out, beaten, take a beating
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
accept defeatwin
Achieve victory
triumph · prevail · succeed · conquer · come out on top
accept defeatkeep fighting
Maintain resistance despite difficulty
fight on · persevere · soldier on · persist · never surrender
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