surrendered
Yielded to pressure
Surrendered is the past tense of surrender, meaning to yield control or possession to another, especially under compulsion.
A soldier surrenders to enemy forces; a suspect surrenders to police.
More broadly, to surrender is to give something up: She surrendered her driver's license after the conviction.
One can also surrender to feelings or circumstances: He finally surrendered to exhaustion.
Abandoned an attempt
- turned overReversed orientation completely
- forfeitedLost through violation
- cededFormally gave up rights
- transferredMoved to new location
handed over · yielded · renounced · waived · let go · released · passed on · signed away
Loyally and lovingly attached
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- entrustedGave into another's care
sacrificed · submitted · yielded · let go · released · faith · trust · divine will
Yield under pressure
- submitPresent for consideration
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
- acquiesceSubmit without protest
succumb · cede · relinquish · give in · lay down arms · wave white flag · throw in towel · cry uncle
Yielded to circumstances
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- let goCease holding something
- releasedSet free from confinement
- gave inStopped resisting pressure
submitted · relented · softened · opened up · made peace · reconciled · embraced · allowed
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- subduedReduced in intensity
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
routed · beaten · crushed · overthrown · fell · captured · prisoner of war · occupied
gave up
Abandoned an attempt
- turned overReversed orientation completely
- forfeitedLost through violation
- cededFormally gave up rights
handed over · transferred · yielded · renounced · waived · let go · released · passed on · signed away · deeded
devoted
Loyally and lovingly attached
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
entrusted · sacrificed · submitted · yielded · let go · released · faith · trust · divine will · higher power
capitulate
Yield under pressure
acquiesce · succumb · cede · relinquish · give in · lay down arms · wave white flag · throw in towel · cry uncle · admit defeat
resigned
Yielded to circumstances
gave in · submitted · relented · softened · opened up · made peace · reconciled · embraced · allowed · permitted
vanquished
Defeated completely
overpowered · routed · beaten · crushed · overthrown · fell · captured · prisoner of war · occupied · annexed
- surrenderedcapitulated, yielded, conceded, submitted, caved
- losersloser, failure, runner-up, flop, beaten
- unarmedweaponless, bare hands, empty hands, fists, unarmed combat
- wellnesshealthy, wellness, fitness, exercise, nutrition
- abandonmentabandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, leave
- freebiesfreebie, freebies, samples, giveaways, free
surrenderedconquered
Defeated and took control
triumphed · prevailed · won · vanquished · victorious
surrenderedresisted
Refused to yield
fought back · defied · held out · persevered · fought
- I surrenderAdmission of defeat
- never surrenderRefuse to yield ever
- terms of surrender
- no surrenderRefusal to yield
- unconditional surrenderYielding without any terms
- surrender termsConditions for ending hostilities
surrender, surrenderable, surrenders, surrendering, unsurrendered