capitulators
Ones who submit
Capitulators are those who capitulate—who surrender or yield to an opponent or demand.
The term often carries a note of contempt, suggesting weakness or cowardice: The hardliners dismissed the moderates as capitulators.
In political contexts, it labels those accused of giving in too easily to enemies or rivals.
Those who relinquish
- defeatistsThose anticipating inevitable failure
- quittersPeople who stop persisting
- submittersThose who send in
- appeasersThose who placate aggressors
pushovers · surrenderers · cave-ins · backsliders · sellouts · turncoats · collaborators · quislings
Those finding mutual concessions
- deal-makersThose who negotiate agreements
- bargainersThose who negotiate terms
- peacemakersThose who resolve conflicts
- mediatorsConflict resolution facilitators
diplomats · negotiators · conciliators · arbitrators · middlemen · go-betweens · facilitators · bridge-builders
Those obeying social norms
- yes-menAutomatic approval-givers
- followersPeople who support someone
- subordinatesThose ranked below
- servantsHired household workers
lackeys · sycophants · doormats · bootlickers · toadies · grovelers · supplicants · underlings
Unsuccessful competitors
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- subjugatedBrought under control
- beatenHaving lost a contest
overwhelmed · crushed · routed · overthrown · fallen · casualties · prisoners · hostages
yielders
Those who relinquish
- defeatistsThose anticipating inevitable failure
- quittersPeople who stop persisting
- submittersThose who send in
appeasers · pushovers · surrenderers · cave-ins · backsliders · sellouts · turncoats · collaborators · quislings · traitors
compromisers
Those finding mutual concessions
- deal-makersThose who negotiate agreements
- bargainersThose who negotiate terms
- peacemakersThose who resolve conflicts
mediators · diplomats · negotiators · conciliators · arbitrators · middlemen · go-betweens · facilitators · bridge-builders · settlers
conformists
Those obeying social norms
- yes-menAutomatic approval-givers
- followersPeople who support someone
- subordinatesThose ranked below
servants · lackeys · sycophants · doormats · bootlickers · toadies · grovelers · supplicants · underlings · minions
losers
Unsuccessful competitors
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- subjugatedBrought under control
beaten · overwhelmed · crushed · routed · overthrown · fallen · casualties · prisoners · hostages · occupied