succumbs
Loses the fight
Succumbs is the third-person singular of succumb, meaning to yield to superior force or overwhelming desire.
Someone succumbs to temptation, pressure, or illness.
When a person succumbs to injuries, they die from them: The victim succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.
The word implies being overcome despite some resistance.
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- overthrownOusted from authority
- beatenHaving lost a contest
crushed · subdued · routed · fell · bested · outmatched · overwhelmed · dominated
Yield under pressure
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- submitPresent for consideration
- give inCease resistance, concede
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
acquiesce · relent · cave · fold · knuckle under · throw in the towel · wave the white flag · lay down arms
Cessation of existence
- passingMoving by or temporary
- perishedCeased living violently
- mortalityState of eventual death
- fatalityDeath from accident
deceased · departed · expired · lifeless · moribund · obituary · funeral · terminal
Satisfy a craving
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
allure · enticement · crave · desire · impulse · willpower · forbidden · vice
Cause of ongoing distress
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- strickenSeriously affected by adversity
- weakenedMade less capable
deteriorate · ravaged · debilitated · overcome · fever · malady · plague · consumption
vanquished
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- overthrownOusted from authority
beaten · crushed · subdued · routed · fell · bested · outmatched · overwhelmed · dominated · trounced
capitulate
Yield under pressure
concede · acquiesce · relent · cave · fold · knuckle under · throw in the towel · wave the white flag · lay down arms · resign
demise
Cessation of existence
fatality · deceased · departed · expired · lifeless · moribund · obituary · funeral · terminal · final breath
indulge
Satisfy a craving
seduction · allure · enticement · crave · desire · impulse · willpower · forbidden · vice · pleasure
affliction
Cause of ongoing distress
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- strickenSeriously affected by adversity
weakened · deteriorate · ravaged · debilitated · overcome · fever · malady · plague · consumption · bedridden
succumbsresists
Actively withstands force
withstands · endures · holds out · perseveres · holds fast
succumbsconquers
Defeats and takes control
overcomes · defeats · prevails · triumphs · vanquishes
succumbssurvives
Remains alive despite hardship
lives · recovers · pulls through · rallies · bounces back