capitulation
Giving in completely
Capitulation is the act of surrendering or giving in, especially after resistance.
In military contexts, it means agreeing to terms of surrender: The siege ended with the city's capitulation.
More broadly, it describes yielding to pressure or abandoning a position: His capitulation on the budget issue surprised everyone.
The word often carries a note of defeat or concession.
Yielding to another's will
- yieldingBending under pressure
- giving inCeasing to resist
- concessionYielding a point
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
white flag · laying down arms · unconditional surrender · truce · armistice · ceasefire · succumb · cede
Yielding to another's will
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- docilityReadiness to submit
- submissivenessDisposition to obey others
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
acquiescence · cowardice · spinelessness · giving way · backing down · caving in · folding · relenting
Being without something
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- downfallSudden loss of power
- collapseSudden structural failure
overthrow · subjugation · conquered · beaten · humiliation · vanquished · overwhelmed · annihilation
Conditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- agreementShared position between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
armistice · parley · talks · mediation · diplomacy · bargaining · concessions · demands
submission
Yielding to another's will
- yieldingBending under pressure
- giving inCeasing to resist
- concessionYielding a point
acquiescence · white flag · laying down arms · unconditional surrender · truce · armistice · ceasefire · succumb · cede · relinquishment
submission
Yielding to another's will
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- docilityReadiness to submit
- submissivenessDisposition to obey others
meekness · acquiescence · cowardice · spinelessness · giving way · backing down · caving in · folding · relenting · buckling
loss
Being without something
collapse · overthrow · subjugation · conquered · beaten · humiliation · vanquished · overwhelmed · annihilation · disaster
terms
Conditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- agreementShared position between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
settlement · armistice · parley · talks · mediation · diplomacy · bargaining · concessions · demands · ultimatum
- occupied Germanymilitary government, US Army, Soviet occupation, denazification, Berlin Airlift
- guerrecombat, offensive, defensive, front, invasion
- conflict responsesavoidance, confrontation, compromise, accommodation, aggression
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- defeatdefeat, beaten, conquered, vanquished, loss
- despairdespair, hopelessness, desolation, despondency, dejection
capitulationresistance
Capacity to withstand force
defiance · fight · fighting · defending · perseverance
capitulationtriumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
victory · conquest · winning · prevailing · domination
capitulationcompromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
negotiation · settlement · truce · armistice · accord