give in
Finally say uncle
To give in is to yield or surrender after resistance: She finally gave in and let the kids stay up late.
It suggests capitulation—abandoning a position under pressure, fatigue, or persuasion.
You give in to temptation, demands, or persistent requests.
The phrase implies the other side has won: After weeks of negotiation, management gave in to union demands.
Yield under pressure
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
- succumbYield to pressure
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- submitPresent for consideration
resign · admit defeat · wave white flag · cry uncle · lay down arms · accept defeat · bow out · fall
Cease resistance or severity
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
- foldBend onto itself
- back downWithdraw from a stance
soften · bend · break · crack · waver · falter · weaken · crumble
Follow rules or requests
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- agreeHold the same view
- assentFormal expression of approval
- deferDelay or submit
accede · concur · accept · go along with · bow to · accommodate · oblige · permit
Discuss to reach agreement
- meet halfwayConcede equally to agree
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- trade offExchange requiring sacrifice
- settleReach final terms
reach agreement · mediate · reconcile · adjust · come to terms · accommodate
capitulate
Yield under pressure
submit · resign · admit defeat · wave white flag · cry uncle · lay down arms · accept defeat · bow out · fall · collapse
relent
Cease resistance or severity
back down · soften · bend · break · crack · waver · falter · weaken · crumble · let go
comply
Follow rules or requests
defer · accede · concur · accept · go along with · bow to · accommodate · oblige · permit · allow
negotiate
Discuss to reach agreement
- meet halfwayConcede equally to agree
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- trade offExchange requiring sacrifice
settle · reach agreement · mediate · reconcile · adjust · come to terms · accommodate
- Giving Inback down, wave the white flag, admit defeat, accept defeat, buckle under
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- endurancestamina, endure, perseverance, persistence, staying power
- fatedestiny, fate, kismet, Moira, fated
give inpersist
Continue firmly onward
hold out · stand firm · resist · persevere · hold on
give inhold one's ground
Refuse to retreat
refuse · defy · push back · assert oneself · insist