conceding
Admitting the point
Conceding is acknowledging something reluctantly or under pressure.
You might concede a point in an argument when you can no longer defend it, or concede defeat when victory becomes impossible.
In elections, the losing candidate concedes by publicly acknowledging the winner: He called to concede after the results came in.
Conceding can also mean granting or yielding something: conceding territory, conceding an advantage.
Ceasing to resist
- yieldingBending under pressure
- capitulatingCeasing to resist
- submittingGiving in or delivering
- succumbingCeasing to resist
relenting · caving · folding · bowing · acquiescing · forfeiting · withdrawing · retreating
Giving formally or officially
- allowingGranting permission to proceed
- awardingConferring an honor
- givingTransferring to another
- cedingFormally surrendering territory or rights
relinquishing · sacrificing · forfeiting · yielding · waiving
Entry or confession
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- grantingGiving formally or officially
allowing · affirming · validating · confirming · agreeing · assenting · acceding · owning
Exposing to harm or scandal
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- accommodatingWilling to help others
adjusting · mediating · reconciling · deal-making · horse-trading · quid-pro-quo · détente · accord
With reluctant compliance
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
half-heartedly · reservedly · warily · cautiously · tentatively · apprehensively · uneasily
surrendering
Ceasing to resist
- yieldingBending under pressure
- capitulatingCeasing to resist
- submittingGiving in or delivering
succumbing · relenting · caving · folding · bowing · acquiescing · forfeiting · withdrawing · retreating · quitting
granting
Giving formally or officially
ceding · relinquishing · sacrificing · forfeiting · yielding · waiving
admission
Entry or confession
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
granting · allowing · affirming · validating · confirming · agreeing · assenting · acceding · owning · confessing
compromising
Exposing to harm or scandal
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
accommodating · adjusting · mediating · reconciling · deal-making · horse-trading · quid-pro-quo · détente · accord
grudgingly
With reluctant compliance
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
begrudgingly · half-heartedly · reservedly · warily · cautiously · tentatively · apprehensively · uneasily
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- giving upgive up, giving up, quit, quitting, surrender
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- verbal responsesreplying, responding, retorting, confirming, denying
- acknowledgingthanking, admitting, crediting, accepting, confirming
concedingdisputing
Arguing over validity
contesting · refuting · denying · rejecting · challenging
concedingwinning
Achieving victory
defeating · prevailing · triumphing · conquering · vanquishing
concedingresisting
Actively opposing pressure
holding firm · standing fast · refusing · persisting · persevering
precede, concede, concession, preceding, antecedent, precedence, conceded, concessions, concedes