capitulated
Yielded under pressure
Capitulated is the past tense of capitulate, meaning to surrender or give in after resistance.
The word originally referred to formal military surrender under negotiated terms, but now applies broadly to yielding in any conflict or dispute: After weeks of protests, the company capitulated to worker demands.
She finally capitulated and let the kids get a dog.
Signal of capitulation
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- submissionYielding to another's will
- lay down armsAgree to stop fighting
- give upStop attempting something
succumb · truce · cessation · relinquishment · acquiescence · yielded · relented · ceded
Gave way or produced
- relentedStopped resisting, softened
- acquiescedAgreed without protest
- accededGave formal consent
- deferredSet aside until later
submitted · gave in · backed down · caved in · agreed · accepted · acknowledged · consented
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
- crushedCompressed into fragments
subdued · overcome · beaten · overpowered · humiliated · fell · succumbed · lost
white flag
Signal of capitulation
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- submissionYielding to another's will
- lay down armsAgree to stop fighting
give up · succumb · truce · cessation · relinquishment · acquiescence · yielded · relented · ceded · conceded
yielded
Gave way or produced
- relentedStopped resisting, softened
- acquiescedAgreed without protest
- accededGave formal consent
deferred · submitted · gave in · backed down · caved in · agreed · accepted · acknowledged · consented · assented
vanquished
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
crushed · subdued · overcome · beaten · overpowered · humiliated · fell · succumbed · lost · collapsed
- surrenderedsurrendered, yielded, conceded, submitted, caved
- losersloser, failure, runner-up, flop, beaten
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, making up
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