capitulator
One who yields
A capitulator is someone who surrenders or yields, especially under pressure.
The term often carries a negative connotation, suggesting weakness or cowardice in giving up: Critics dismissed him as a capitulator who abandoned his principles at the first sign of opposition.
The word appears most often in political contexts, labeling those who make concessions to adversaries.
Signal of capitulation
- laying down armsAgreeing to stop fighting
- unconditional surrenderYielding without any terms
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
ceasefire · relinquishment · abdication · giving up · succumbing · caving in · throwing in the towel · raising hands
Bending under pressure
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- acquiescentAccepting without resistance
docile · spineless · weak-willed · pushover · cowardly · feeble · timid · meek
Yielding a point
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
treaty · accord · pact · deal-making · bargaining · mediation · diplomacy · peacemaking
white flag
Signal of capitulation
- laying down armsAgreeing to stop fighting
- unconditional surrenderYielding without any terms
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
truce · ceasefire · relinquishment · abdication · giving up · succumbing · caving in · throwing in the towel · raising hands · submission
yielding
Bending under pressure
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- deferentialShowing humble submission
acquiescent · docile · spineless · weak-willed · pushover · cowardly · feeble · timid · meek · accommodating
concession
Yielding a point
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
terms · treaty · accord · pact · deal-making · bargaining · mediation · diplomacy · peacemaking · parley
vanquished
Defeated completely
subdued · overpowered · routed · crushed · fallen · loser · also-ran · failed · unsuccessful · bested
capitulatorconqueror
Victor who takes control
victor · vanquisher · dominator · subjugator · overcomer